Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0125091
POLK COUNTY SAFETY REST AREA WWTP, Polk County, TX: NPDES TX0125091 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
POLK COUNTY SAFETY REST AREA WWTP, held by TEXAS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION, holds NPDES permit TX0125091, which discharges to Ditch, Unnamed Tributary, Mud Crk;Long King Crk. EPA’s file records it issued May 4, 2017 and expiring February 1, 2022. 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 | POLK COUNTY SAFETY REST AREA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TEXAS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION |
| NPDES ID | TX0125091 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 4, 2017 |
| Expiration date | February 1, 2022 |
| Address | Polk County, TX 77351 |
| Receiving water | DITCH, UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, MUD CRK;LONG KING CRK |
| Subwatershed | Barnett Creek-Long King Creek (HUC 120302021001) |
| SIC | 7033 – Trailer Parks And Campsites |
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
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 192 | 35 | November 30, 2022 | 229% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 162 | 7 | March 31, 2018 | 290% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 36 | 6 | February 28, 2018 | 6,042% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 114 | 3 | January 31, 2013 | 593% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 109 | 1 | June 30, 2015 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 103 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 14, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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.