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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0124389

LOMETA REGIONAL WTP, Lometa, TX: NPDES TX0124389 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

LOMETA REGIONAL WTP, held by CORIX UTILITIES TEXAS INC, holds NPDES permit TX0124389, which discharges to Santa Fe Lake;Salt Crk;Colorado Rvr Above Buchanan. EPA’s file records it issued November 8, 2019 and expiring November 8, 2024.

LOMETA REGIONAL WTP, Lometa, Texas: Individual permit TX0124389, held by CORIX UTILITIES TEXAS INC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 8, 2019, term to November 8, 2024; discharges to SANTA FE LAKE;SALT CRK;COLORADO RVR ABOVE BUCHANAN.

  • pH: 3 limits, 37 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2003.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2025, largest 73% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2004, largest 22% over the limit.
  • Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Boundary areas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Salmonella: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • April 12, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

Other permits held by CORIX UTILITIES TEXAS INC

LOMETA REGIONAL WTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Salt Creek-Colorado River subwatershed (HUC 120902010103), TX0124389 among them. Its county holds 29, 1 of them major permits; TX0124389 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Salt Creek-Colorado River subwatershed (HUC 120902010103)

  • KIRBY CREEK WWTP, Lometa: TX0074888, minor permit, discharging to KIRBY CREEK/SALT CREEK/COLORADO RIV, permit term to December 1, 2019
  • TXDOT BWD CSJ 0272-06-031, Lampasas: TXR1502XG, minor permit, discharging to LAMPASAS RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • TXDOT BWD CSJ 0272-06-031, Lampasas: TXR1539XF, minor permit, discharging to TRIBUTARIES OF SCHOOL CREEK - BURLESON CREEK 1217B, permit term to March 4, 2028

Identity

Facility as filedLOMETA REGIONAL WTP
Permittee as filedCORIX UTILITIES TEXAS INC
NPDES IDTX0124389
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedNovember 8, 2019
Expiration dateNovember 8, 2024
AddressLometa, TX 76853
Receiving waterSANTA FE LAKE;SALT CRK;COLORADO RVR ABOVE BUCHANAN
SubwatershedSalt Creek-Colorado River (HUC 120902010103)

Effluent limits and exceedances

An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.

Pollutant or measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
pH33711May 31, 2003
Solids, total suspended3343January 31, 202573% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2301August 31, 200422% over the limit
Arsenic, dry weight500
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]500
Selenium, dry weight300
Copper, dry weight300
Cadmium, dry weight300
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]300
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]300
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]300
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]300
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]300
Nickel, total [as Ni]200
Level of pathogen requirements achieved200
Description of pathogen option used200
Vector attraction reduction alternative used200
Fecal coliform100
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]100
Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure100
Annual whole sludge application rate100
Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method100
Annual amt of sludge incinerated100
Annual sludge production, total100
Annual amount of sludge land applied100
Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit100
Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill100
Annual amt sludge transported interstate100
Unit w/liner/leachate collection system100
Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement100
Boundary areas100
Salmonella100
Pollutant table from 503.13100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
April 12, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0124389.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0124389.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0124389 for the LOMETA REGIONAL WTP in Lometa, TX, held by CORIX UTILITIES TEXAS INC, which discharges to SANTA FE LAKE;SALT CRK;COLORADO RVR ABOVE BUCHANAN in the Salt Creek-Colorado River (HUC 120902010103) subwatershed. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 33 pollutants on file, 33 under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.