Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0128597
CITY OF SABINAL WWTP, Sabinal, TX: NPDES TX0128597 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF SABINAL WWTP, held by SABINAL, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0128597, which discharges to Lower Sabinal River. EPA’s file records it issued October 12, 2020 and expiring October 12, 2025.
CITY OF SABINAL WWTP, Sabinal, Texas: Individual permit TX0128597, held by SABINAL, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 12, 2020, term to October 12, 2025; discharges to Lower Sabinal River.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2024, largest 137% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2016, largest 378% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2012, largest 514% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2012, largest 143% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2020, largest 165% over the limit.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 0 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 0 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 0 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- July 7, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
- June 4, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
- June 25, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- February 9, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 19, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,440 were issued before TX0128597. SABINAL, CITY OF holds 2 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by SABINAL, CITY OF
- CITY OF SABINAL WWTP, Sabinal: TX0118435, issued August 9, 2005
Coverages issued nearest TX0128597
- September 25, 2020: WWTP TO SERVE GREATER SIMONTON, Simonton, TX0137669, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 213
- October 6, 2020: CITY OF KYLE WWTP, Kyle, TX0119466, held by KYLE, CITY OF
- October 7, 2020: CITY OF DONNA WWTP, Donna, TX0132802, held by DONNA, CITY OF
- October 8, 2020: QUAL CREEK MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, Victoria, TX0023477, held by QUAIL CREEK MUD
- October 8, 2020: FLOYD BRANCH REGIONAL WWTP, Richardson, TX0023931, held by NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
- October 13, 2020: METRO CENTRAL WWTP, Houston, TX0069736, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
- October 13, 2020: SUGAR LAND GREATWOOD WWTP, Richmond, TX0101915, held by CITY OF SUGAR LAND
- October 13, 2020: REALITOS WWTP, Realitos Colonia, TX0127141, held by DUVAL COUNTY CRD
- October 15, 2020: SALADO CREEK WATER RECYCLING WATER, San Antonio, TX0052647, held by SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
- October 15, 2020: CITY OF STAMFORD WATER TREATMENT PLANT, City Of Stamford, TX0139921, held by STAMFORD, CITY OF
CITY OF SABINAL WWTP among its neighbors
Its county holds 29, 1 of them major permits; TX0128597 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the county
- ARMADILLO MATERIALS UVALDE TRAIN LP LOADOUT & ROCK QUARRY, Uvalde: TXR1536XW, minor permit, discharging to TAYLOR SLOUGH, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BLOCKBUSTER FACILITY, Uvalde: TXR05GN26, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- BLOCKBUSTER FACILITY, Uvalde: TXR1535QE, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE MUELA CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CANTRELL MOUNTAIN CRUSHING PLANT, Uvalde: TXR05GZ69, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- CBP SABINAL, Sabinal: TXG113805, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
- CBP SABINAL, Sabinal: TXR1597RP, minor permit, discharging to LOWER SABINAL RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CHAPMAN PLANT, Sabinal: TXR05AR91, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- CITY OF SABINAL WWTP, Sabinal: TX0118435, minor permit, discharging to UNAMED TRIB; LOWER SABINAL RIVER, permit term to May 1, 2010
- CITY OF UVALDE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL, Uvalde: TX0141992, minor permit, discharging to FISH HATCHERY SLOUGH, COOKS SLOUGH, LEONA RIVER, permit term to December 8, 2028
- CITY OF UVALDE WWTP, Uvalde: TX0023094, major permit, discharging to COKS SLOUGH, LEONA RIVER, permit term to May 1, 2020
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF SABINAL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SABINAL, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0128597 |
| 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 | October 12, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 12, 2025 |
| Address | Sabinal, TX 78881 |
| Receiving water | Lower Sabinal River |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 37With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 36 | 15 | November 30, 2024 | 137% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 31 | 8 | March 31, 2016 | 378% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 26 | 5 | September 30, 2025 | |
| E. coli | 2 | 16 | 2 | April 30, 2012 | 514% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 25 | 1 | April 30, 2012 | 143% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 18 | 1 | August 31, 2020 | 165% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 9, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 19, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0128597.
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
| June 4, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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