Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0131857
BIG SPRING WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Big Spring, TX: NPDES TX0131857 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BIG SPRING WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, held by COLORADO RIVER MUD WATER DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit TX0131857, which discharges to Beals Ck;Colorado River Below Lake Lbj. EPA’s file records it issued August 8, 2018 and expiring August 8, 2023. 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 | BIG SPRING WATER RECLAMATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | COLORADO RIVER MUD WATER DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | TX0131857 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 8, 2018 |
| Expiration date | August 8, 2023 |
| Address | Big Spring, TX 79720 |
| Receiving water | BEALS CK;COLORADO RIVER BELOW LAKE LBJ |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Big Sandy Draw-Beals Creek (HUC 120800070102) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 87 | 15 | June 30, 2018 | 7% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 75 | 3 | February 29, 2016 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 75 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | 560% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 42 | 1 | October 31, 2018 | 100% over the limit |
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 37 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 36 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0131857.
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.