Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0128341
COLORADO BEND 1, Wharton County, TX: NPDES TX0128341 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COLORADO BEND 1, held by COLORADO BEND SERVICES LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0128341, which discharges to Directly To Colorado River Below La. EPA’s file records it issued February 14, 2017 and expiring December 1, 2019. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | COLORADO BEND 1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | COLORADO BEND SERVICES LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0128341 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 14, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2019 |
| Address | Wharton County, TX 77488 |
| Receiving water | DIRECTLY TO COLORADO RIVER BELOW LA |
| Subwatershed | Bosque Creek-Colorado River (HUC 120903020201) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXR000081249; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004848100306 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil & Grease | 8 | 26 | 12 | September 30, 2022 | 908% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 23 | 8 | March 31, 2022 | 213% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 20 | 2 | May 31, 2021 | |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2007 | 11% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 11 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, free available | 4 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | 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 September 15, 2026.