Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0128473
CIRCLE T ARENA WWTP, Hamilton County, TX: NPDES TX0128473 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CIRCLE T ARENA WWTP, held by CTA-H LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0128473, which discharges to Bear Creek; Leon River Below Proctor Lake. EPA’s file records it issued April 3, 2019 and expiring April 3, 2024. 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 | CIRCLE T ARENA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CTA-H LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0128473 |
| 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 | April 3, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 3, 2024 |
| Address | Hamilton County, TX 76531 |
| Receiving water | BEAR CREEK; LEON RIVER BELOW PROCTOR LAKE |
| Subwatershed | Bear Creek-Leon River (HUC 120702010701) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 31With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 13 | 11 | January 31, 2011 | 45% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 4 | 4 | July 31, 2026 | 55% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2008 | 5% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 16, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0128473.
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 TX0128473.
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.