Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0132101
HIDALGO COUNTY MUD 1 WWTP, Penitas, TX: NPDES TX0132101 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
HIDALGO COUNTY MUD 1 WWTP, held by HIDALGO COUNTY MUD 1, holds NPDES permit TX0132101, which discharges to Laguna Madre. EPA’s file records it issued November 20, 2020 and expiring November 20, 2025. 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 | HIDALGO COUNTY MUD 1 WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HIDALGO COUNTY MUD 1 |
| NPDES ID | TX0132101 |
| 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 | November 20, 2020 |
| Expiration date | November 20, 2025 |
| Address | Penitas, TX 78576 |
| Receiving water | Laguna Madre |
| Subwatershed | Lake Edinburn-Edinburg North Main Canal (HUC 121102080200) |
| 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
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TX0132101.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 16, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 TX0132101.
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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HIDALGO COUNTY MUD 1 WWTP, Penitas, Texas: Individual permit TX0132101, held by HIDALGO COUNTY MUD 1; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 20, 2020, term to November 20, 2025; discharges to Laguna Madre.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 36 violations of any kind.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 36 violations of any kind.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 36 violations of any kind.
- pH: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- Selenium, dry weight: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Copper, dry weight: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Description of pathogen option used: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual sludge production, total: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Boundary areas: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Salmonella: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- January 8, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 8, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- January 16, 2020: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,453 were issued before TX0132101.
Coverages issued nearest TX0132101
- 2020-10-22: TORNILLO WWTP, Tornillo: TX0126772, held by EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
- 2020-11-05: ANDY BOWIE WWTP, Port Isabel: TX0023621, held by LAGUNA MADRE WATER DISTRICT
- 2020-11-05: CITY OF ROMA WWTP 2, Roma-Los Saenz: TX0117544, held by ROMA,CITY OF
- 2020-11-10: MCDONALD OBSERVATORY LOWER WWTP, Fort Davis: TX0076422, held by UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
- 2020-11-19: LAREDO COLUMBIA SOLIDARITY BRIDGE WWTF, Laredo: TX0107395, held by LAREDO, CITY OF
- 2020-11-20: PINEWOOD TRAILS WWTP, City Of Cleveland: TX0138975, held by CLEVELAND, CITY OF
- 2020-12-08: AUSTIN POINT WWTP, Richmond: TX0139912, held by AUSTIN POINT MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO 1
- 2020-12-17: JOHN T HICKEERSON WWTF, El Paso: TX0087149, held by EL PASO WATER UTILITIES - PSB
- 2020-12-18: ROBINDALE WWTP, Brownsville: TX0071340, held by PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
- 2020-12-23: WEBB COUNTY REGIONAL WWTF, Webb County: TX0118443, held by WEBB COUNTY
HIDALGO COUNTY MUD 1 WWTP among its neighbors
56 discharge permits are in the Lake Edinburn-Edinburg North Main Canal subwatershed (HUC 121102080200); TX0132101 is one. Its county: 439, 16 major; TX0132101 is minor permit.
Other permits in the Lake Edinburn-Edinburg North Main Canal subwatershed (HUC 121102080200)
- 107 TRAILER PARK, Alton: TXR1570WP, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- 7.5 ACRES ON 6112 N MOORFIELD RD, Alton: TXR1546XX, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- ALTON SCRAP METAL, Alton: TXR05FM68, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- ANAQUA AT TRES LAGOS SUBDIVISION PH II, Mcallen: TXR1515YF, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- BARISTA SS, Mccook: TXR1536RT, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- BH READY MIX, Mission: TXG113868, minor, term to 2026-11-06
- BROWNWOOD PHASE 3 SUBDIVISION, Edinburg: TXR1513OA, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- BRYAN PARK SUBDIVISION, Alton: TXR1544WM, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- CALPINE HIDALGO ENERGY CENTER, Edinburg: TX0119423, major, term to 2020-07-01
- CARDINAL LANDING SUBDIVISION, Alton: TXR1578VR, minor, term to 2028-03-04
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.
What this page shows
This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0132101 for the HIDALGO COUNTY MUD 1 WWTP in Penitas, TX, held by HIDALGO COUNTY MUD 1, with the permit listed as administratively continued and a discharger class of 8. The page reports 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.