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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0132705

PLAINVIEW BIO ENERGY, Plainview, TX: NPDES TX0132705 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PLAINVIEW BIO ENERGY, held by PLAINVIEW BIOENERGY LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0132705, which discharges to Running Water Draw;White Rv;White Rv Lk. EPA’s file records it issued April 11, 2019 and expiring April 11, 2024.

PLAINVIEW BIO ENERGY, Plainview, Texas: Individual permit TX0132705, held by PLAINVIEW BIOENERGY LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 11, 2019, term to April 11, 2024; discharges to RUNNING WATER DRAW;WHITE RV;WHITE RV LK.

  • Selenium, total [as Se]: 4 limits, 49 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2017, largest 469% over the limit.
  • Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2018, largest 1,207% over the limit.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 735% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 4 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2025, largest 9% over the limit.
  • Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 4 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • November 22, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

PLAINVIEW BIO ENERGY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Horan Airport-Running Water Draw subwatershed (HUC 120500050505), TX0132705 among them. Its county holds 28, 1 of them major permits; TX0132705 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Horan Airport-Running Water Draw subwatershed (HUC 120500050505)

  • CITY OF PLAINVIEW LANDFILL, Plainview: TXR05ET52, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2021
  • LEGACY FARMS, Plainview: TXG920374, minor permit, discharging to WHITE RIVER LAKE, permit term to July 20, 2024
  • LEGACY FARMS, Plainview: TXR1506RK, minor permit, discharging to WHITE RIVER LAKE, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • PLAINVIEW WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Plainview: TX0047571, major permit, discharging to RUNNING WATER DRAW TO WHITE RIVER, permit term to June 12, 2024
  • SANTA VACA DAIRY, Plainview: TXG921719, minor permit, discharging to WHITE RIVER LAKE, permit term to July 19, 2029

Identity

Facility as filedPLAINVIEW BIO ENERGY
Permittee as filedPLAINVIEW BIOENERGY LLC
NPDES IDTX0132705
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
IssuedApril 11, 2019
Expiration dateApril 11, 2024
AddressPlainview, TX 79072
Receiving waterRUNNING WATER DRAW;WHITE RV;WHITE RV LK
SubwatershedHoran Airport-Running Water Draw (HUC 120500050505)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source TX0000004818900038

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
Selenium, total [as Se]44917November 30, 2017469% over the limit
Oil & Grease44212February 28, 20181,207% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]44010March 31, 2026735% over the limit
Solids, total suspended4322December 31, 202599,999% over the limit
Solids, total dissolved4351September 30, 20259% over the limit
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]4300
Zinc, total [as Zn]4300
pH2240
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2170
Chloride [as Cl]200

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
November 22, 2024Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0132705.

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 TX0132705.

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This page is a Velarion Records entry for NPDES permit TX0132705, held by PLAINVIEW BIOENERGY LLC for the facility PLAINVIEW BIO ENERGY in Plainview, TX, and it lists the permit as administratively continued with a Minor discharger class. The record shows 10 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, within the Horan Airport-Running Water Draw subwatershed (HUC 120500050505).