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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0132683

SOUTH HALLSVILLE 1 MINE RUSK AREA, Tatum, TX: NPDES TX0132683 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SOUTH HALLSVILLE 1 MINE RUSK AREA, held by THE SABINE MINING COMPANY, holds NPDES permit TX0132683, which discharges to Unnamed Trib;Hendricks Lk;Black Clough. EPA’s file records it issued October 17, 2017 and expiring April 1, 2021.

SOUTH HALLSVILLE 1 MINE RUSK AREA, Tatum, Texas: Individual permit TX0132683, held by THE SABINE MINING COMPANY; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 17, 2017, term to April 1, 2021; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB;HENDRICKS LK;BLACK CLOUGH.

  • Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2021, largest 31% over the limit.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 8 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 309% over the limit.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 8 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 8 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 8 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

SOUTH HALLSVILLE 1 MINE RUSK AREA among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the Rogers Lake-Sabine River subwatershed (HUC 120100020608), TX0132683 among them. Its county holds 46, 7 of them major permits; TX0132683 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Rogers Lake-Sabine River subwatershed (HUC 120100020608)

  • C LILES TRUCKING, Tatum: TXR05FR15, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
  • EASTON CONCRETE, Longview: TXG113202, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
  • HARRISON COUNTY POWER PROJECT, Marshall: TX0124516, minor permit, discharging to PIPELINE TO SABINE RIVER ABOVE TOLEDO BEND RESV, permit term to April 1, 2021
  • MARSHALL PLANT, Marshall: TX0000710, major permit, discharging to SABINE RIVER ABOVE TOLEDO BEND RESVOIR, permit term to April 1, 2021
  • PIRKEY POWER PLANT DEMOLITION AND SITE DEVELOPMENT, Hallsville: TXR1511OK, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF HATLEY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • PIRKEY TO SCOTTVILLE, Pirkey: TXR1580XB, minor permit, discharging to BRADY BRANCH RESERVOIR, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • WHARTON CHEMICAL COMPLEX, Hungerford: TX0086363, minor permit, discharging to SAN BERNARD RIVER, permit term to September 20, 2024

Identity

Facility as filedSOUTH HALLSVILLE 1 MINE RUSK AREA
Permittee as filedTHE SABINE MINING COMPANY
NPDES IDTX0132683
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 17, 2017
Expiration dateApril 1, 2021
AddressTatum, TX 75650
Receiving waterUNNAMED TRIB;HENDRICKS LK;BLACK CLOUGH
SubwatershedRogers Lake-Sabine River (HUC 120100020608)

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Solids, total suspended8232June 30, 202131% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]8222December 31, 2024309% over the limit
Manganese, total [as Mn]8300
pH8200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant8200

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0132683.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0132683.

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 TX0132683.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES TX0132683 for SOUTH HALLSVILLE 1 MINE RUSK AREA in Tatum, TX, held by THE SABINE MINING COMPANY, with a status of administratively continued and a minor discharger class. The page lists 5 pollutants on file, 2 of them under a numeric limit, and 2 with an effluent exceedance, with the permit's issue and expiration dates as recorded in EPA's file.