Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0131792
VERNON NITRATE TREATMENT PLANT, Vernon, TX: NPDES TX0131792 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
VERNON NITRATE TREATMENT PLANT, held by VERNON, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0131792, which discharges to Pease River. EPA’s file records it issued May 11, 2021 and expiring May 11, 2026. 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 | VERNON NITRATE TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VERNON, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0131792 |
| 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 11, 2021 |
| Expiration date | May 11, 2026 |
| Address | Vernon, TX 76834 |
| Receiving water | Pease River |
| Subwatershed | Wildcat Creek (HUC 111301050205) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
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
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 83 | 43 | March 31, 2018 | 142,962,224% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [COD], dissolved | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 31, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0131792.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
| September 2, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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.