Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0134325

SANDERSON FARMS PROCESSING DIVISION PALESTINE FACILITY, Palestine, TX: NPDES TX0134325 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SANDERSON FARMS PROCESSING DIVISION PALESTINE FACILITY, held by SANDERSON FARMS LLC PROCESSING DIVISION, holds NPDES permit TX0134325, which discharges to Bassett Crk;Town Crk;Keechi Crk;Trinity Rv;Lk Livi. EPA’s file records it issued May 19, 2022 and expiring May 19, 2027.

SANDERSON FARMS PROCESSING DIVISION PALESTINE FACILITY, Palestine, Texas: Individual permit TX0134325, held by SANDERSON FARMS LLC PROCESSING DIVISION; Effective; issued May 19, 2022, term to May 19, 2027; discharges to BASSETT CRK;TOWN CRK;KEECHI CRK;TRINITY RV;LK LIVI.

BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2018, largest 46,567% over the limit.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2024, largest 16% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 678% over the limit.
Solids, total dissolved: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

SANDERSON FARMS PROCESSING DIVISION PALESTINE FACILITY among its neighbors

Its county holds 43, 3 of them major permits; TX0134325 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

ACME BRICK - THORNTON PIT, Athens: TXR05HB96, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
AIM RECYCLING DBA AIM RECYCLING PALESTINE, Palestine: TXR05GA32, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
BETHEL ENERGY CENTER, Tennessee Colony: TX0133949, minor permit, discharging to VIA PIPELINE TO TRINITY RIVER ABOVE LK LIVINGSTON, permit term to February 1, 2022
BETHEL TO GROESBECK PIPELINE, Groesbeck: TXR1536QI, minor permit, discharging to TRINITY RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
BETHEL TO GROESBECK PIPELINE, Groesbeck: TXR1592QJ, minor permit, discharging to TRINITY RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
BETHEL WEST WITHDRAWL, Tennesee Colony: TXR1536QC, minor permit, discharging to CATFISH CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
CARTMELL LAKES, Palestine: TXR1560ZD, minor permit, discharging to TOWN CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
CAYUGA ISD, Cayuga: TX0111520, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED CREEK, SALINE BRANCH, TRINI, permit term to February 1, 2022
CAYUGA ISD SPORTS FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, Tennessee Colony: TXR1505TB, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO SALINE BRANCH TO TRINITY RIVE, permit term to March 4, 2028
CHUYS SALVAGE USED AUTO PARTS, Elkhart: TXR05DZ90, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	SANDERSON FARMS PROCESSING DIVISION PALESTINE FACILITY
Permittee as filed	SANDERSON FARMS LLC PROCESSING DIVISION
NPDES ID	TX0134325
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	May 19, 2022
Expiration date	May 19, 2027
Address	Palestine, TX 75803
Receiving water	BASSETT CRK;TOWN CRK;KEECHI CRK;TRINITY RV;LK LIVI
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
4With a violation of any kind
3With 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
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	2	3	3	July 31, 2018	46,567% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	3	3	August 31, 2024	16% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	1	2	2	February 28, 2025	678% over the limit
Solids, total dissolved	4	4	0
pH	2	0	0
Solids, total suspended	2	0	0
Oil & Grease	2	0	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	2	0	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	0	0
E. coli	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0134325.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0134325.

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 TX0134325.

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This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit TX0134325 held by Sanderson Farms LLC Processing Division for its Palestine facility in Palestine, TX, with the permit listed as Effective and classed as a Minor discharger. The page lists 12 pollutants on file, of which 3 are under a numeric limit and 3 show an effluent exceedance, and it names the receiving waters Bassett Crk, Town Crk, Keechi Crk, Trinity Rv and Lk Livi.