Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0124681
SKY RANCHES WWTF, Smith County, TX: NPDES TX0124681 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
SKY RANCHES WWTF, held by SKY RANCHES, INC., holds NPDES permit TX0124681, which discharges to Sabine River Below Lake Tawakoni. EPA’s file records it issued May 24, 2021 and expiring May 24, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SKY RANCHES WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SKY RANCHES, INC. |
| NPDES ID | TX0124681 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 24, 2021 |
| Expiration date | May 24, 2026 |
| Address | Smith County, TX 75790 |
| Receiving water | Sabine River Below Lake Tawakoni |
| Subwatershed | Village Creek-Sabine River (HUC 120100010608) |
| SIC | 7032 – Sporting And Recreational Camps |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 6With an effluent exceedance
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 measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 178 | 118 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 107 | 77 | July 31, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 118 | 20 | September 30, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 78 | 16 | September 30, 2020 | 910% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 78 | 15 | October 31, 2025 | 2,701% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 78 | 3 | October 31, 2022 | |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0124681.
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 formal actions, 1 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $57,375 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2026 | Under Review | State |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.