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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0126349

PRASEK'S HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE, El Campo, TX: NPDES TX0126349 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PRASEK'S HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE, held by PRASEK'S HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE, INC, holds NPDES permit TX0126349, which discharges to Unnamed Drainage Ditch;East Mustang Ck. EPA’s file records it issued November 28, 2018 and expiring November 28, 2023.

PRASEK'S HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE, El Campo, Texas: Individual permit TX0126349, held by PRASEK'S HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE, INC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 28, 2018, term to November 28, 2023; discharges to UNNAMED DRAINAGE DITCH;EAST MUSTANG CK.

  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 212 violations of any kind, 204 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 6,025% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 142 violations of any kind, 122 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 11,743% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 119 violations of any kind, 99 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 2,750% over the limit.
  • Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 34 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 3,287% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2025, largest 6,042% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 370% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2007, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2006, largest 35% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Conductivity: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Potassium, total [as K]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH, in soil: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • March 27, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • March 27, 2026: Evaluation (S).

PRASEK'S HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 9 discharge permits in the East Mustang Creek subwatershed (HUC 121001020404), TX0126349 among them. Its county holds 62, 4 of them major permits; TX0126349 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the East Mustang Creek subwatershed (HUC 121001020404)

  • 80 ACRES, El Campo: TXR05FX70, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
  • 80 ACRES, El Campo: TXR05HC01, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
  • CITY DUMP, El Campo: TXR05FX69, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
  • CITY DUMP, El Campo: TXR05HC09, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
  • CZECH CATHOLIC HOME - WWTP, El Campo: TX0030856, minor permit, discharging to DRAINAGE DITCH;STAGE STAND CREEK, permit term to August 1, 2009
  • MCAT EL CAMPO TX, El Campo: TXR1502SK, minor permit, discharging to EAST MUSTANG CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • URSIDAE SUBSTATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, El Campo: TXR1577XX, minor permit, discharging to EAST MUSTANG CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • WHARTON COUNTY WCID 1 WWTP, Louise: TX0027456, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIB;E MUSTANG CK;LAKE TEXANA, permit term to September 25, 2024

Identity

Facility as filedPRASEK'S HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE
Permittee as filedPRASEK'S HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE, INC
NPDES IDTX0126349
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 28, 2018
Expiration dateNovember 28, 2023
AddressEl Campo, TX 77437
Receiving waterUNNAMED DRAINAGE DITCH;EAST MUSTANG CK
SubwatershedEast Mustang Creek (HUC 121001020404)
SIC5421 – Meat And Fish Markets

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
Copper, total [as Cu]4212204July 31, 20266,025% over the limit
Solids, total suspended4142122July 31, 202611,743% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C411999August 31, 20252,750% over the limit
Oil & Grease45434September 30, 20253,287% over the limit
E. coli11815July 31, 20256,042% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2155October 31, 2024370% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general072August 31, 200799,999% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual2111September 30, 200635% over the limit
pH2100
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]150
Chloride [as Cl]240
Conductivity300
Nitrogen, total [as N]300
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]300
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]300
Phosphorus, total [as P]300
Potassium, total [as K]300
pH, in soil300

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 27, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
March 27, 2026EvaluationS

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 TX0126349.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0126349, held by PRASEK'S HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE, INC for PRASEK'S HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE in El Campo, TX, which discharges to UNNAMED DRAINAGE DITCH;EAST MUSTANG CK in the East Mustang Creek subwatershed (HUC 121001020404). The permit is listed as a minor discharger, administratively continued, with 17 in its class, 8 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.