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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0137791

SHEPHERD TRAVEL CENTER WWTF, Shepherd, TX: NPDES TX0137791 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SHEPHERD TRAVEL CENTER WWTF, held by UNITED FRONT SHEPHERD LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0137791, which discharges to Man-Made Ditch;Tarkington Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued February 15, 2018 and expiring July 1, 2022.

SHEPHERD TRAVEL CENTER WWTF, Shepherd, Texas: Individual permit TX0137791, held by UNITED FRONT SHEPHERD LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 15, 2018, term to July 1, 2022; discharges to MAN-MADE DITCH;TARKINGTON BAYOU.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 790% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2025, largest 144% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 115% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 327% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2022, largest 3,741% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2026, largest 4% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • February 4, 2026: Under Review (State).
  • October 25, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • December 16, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

SHEPHERD TRAVEL CENTER WWTF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 10 discharge permits in the Upper Tarkington Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401030201), TX0137791 among them. Its county holds 35, 0 of them major permits; TX0137791 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Upper Tarkington Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401030201)

  • CAMPBELL PLANT 17 CLEVELAND, Cleveland: TXG110038, minor permit, discharging to LAKE HOUSTON, permit term to November 7, 2021
  • CHAMPION TRAVEL PLAZA WWTP, Shepherd: TX0117196, minor permit, discharging to DRAINAGE DITCH;TARKINGTON BAYOU, permit term to July 1, 2008
  • CLEVELAND HMA, Cleveland: TXR05GV78, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
  • CLEVELAND RMC PLANT, Cleveland: TXG113917, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
  • NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPLACEMENT, Cleveland: TXR1518FW, minor permit, discharging to EAST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2023
  • PIONEER CROSSING, Cleveland: TXR1516TL, minor permit, discharging to UPPER TARKINGTON BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • TXDOT-LFK-0177-02-057, Cleveland: TXR1535OI, minor permit, discharging to TARKINGTON BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • TXDOT-LFK-0177-02-057, Cleveland: TXR1563PA, minor permit, discharging to TARKINGTON BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • VICTOR SAND PIT, Shepherd: TXR1544VX, minor permit, discharging to TARKINGTON BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028

Identity

Facility as filedSHEPHERD TRAVEL CENTER WWTF
Permittee as filedUNITED FRONT SHEPHERD LLC
NPDES IDTX0137791
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
IssuedFebruary 15, 2018
Expiration dateJuly 1, 2022
AddressShepherd, TX 77371
Receiving waterMAN-MADE DITCH;TARKINGTON BAYOU
SubwatershedUpper Tarkington Bayou (HUC 120401030201)
SIC5541 – Gasoline Service Stations

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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]3407September 30, 2025790% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]3385October 31, 2025144% over the limit
Solids, total suspended3363August 31, 2025115% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2282April 30, 2023327% over the limit
E. coli2142August 31, 20223,741% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]1121May 31, 20264% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual2260
pH2220

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 25, 2023Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
December 16, 2021Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0137791.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 4, 2026Under ReviewState

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0137791 for the SHEPHERD TRAVEL CENTER WWTF in Shepherd, TX, held by UNITED FRONT SHEPHERD LLC, which discharges to MAN-MADE DITCH;TARKINGTON BAYOU within the Upper Tarkington Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401030201). The permit is listed as administratively continued and a minor discharger, with 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.