Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0138631
MERCY SHIPS WWTP, Lindale, TX: NPDES TX0138631 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MERCY SHIPS WWTP, held by MERCY SHIPS FOUNDATION, holds NPDES permit TX0138631, which discharges to Drainage Draw;Unnamed Trib Duck Ck;Old Sabine Rv. EPA’s file records it issued July 10, 2019 and expiring July 10, 2024. 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 | MERCY SHIPS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MERCY SHIPS FOUNDATION |
| NPDES ID | TX0138631 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 10, 2019 |
| Expiration date | July 10, 2024 |
| Address | Lindale, TX 75771 |
| Receiving water | DRAINAGE DRAW;UNNAMED TRIB DUCK CK;OLD SABINE RV |
| Subwatershed | Duck Creek-Old Sabine River (HUC 120100020102) |
| 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
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 22With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 16 | 4 | February 28, 2022 | 33% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 9 | 1 | March 31, 2020 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 9 | 1 | March 31, 2020 | 5% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0138631.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0138631.
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 TX0138631.
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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MERCY SHIPS WWTP, Lindale, Texas: Individual permit TX0138631, held by MERCY SHIPS FOUNDATION; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 10, 2019, term to July 10, 2024; discharges to DRAINAGE DRAW;UNNAMED TRIB DUCK CK;OLD SABINE RV.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2022, largest 33% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2020.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2020, largest 5% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
MERCY SHIPS WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Duck Creek-Old Sabine River subwatershed (HUC 120100020102), TX0138631 among them. Its county holds 241, 6 of them major permits; TX0138631 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Duck Creek-Old Sabine River subwatershed (HUC 120100020102)
- GAVINS RIDGE, Lindale: TXR1547UE, minor permit, discharging to LINDALE CLUB LAKE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- TRINIDAD BENHAM, Mineola: TXRNER621, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- TWCC HOLDINGS, Lindale: TXR1519VA, minor permit, discharging to LAKE PALESTINE, permit term to March 4, 2028
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.