Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR05DS61

SUNBRIGHT PAPER RECYCLING, Waco, TX: NPDES TXR05DS61 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
16Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SUNBRIGHT PAPER RECYCLING, held by SUNBRIGHT PAPER RECYCLING, LLC, holds NPDES permit TXR05DS61. EPA’s file records it issued September 23, 2021 and expiring August 13, 2026.

SUNBRIGHT PAPER RECYCLING, Waco, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXR05DS61, held by SUNBRIGHT PAPER RECYCLING, LLC; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 23, 2021, term to August 13, 2026.

Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2024, largest 18,600% over the limit.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Arsenic, total [as As]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Barium, total [as Ba]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total [as Cr]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, total [as Se]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, total [as Hg]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Texas holds 8,480 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 900 were issued before TXR05DS61.

Coverages issued nearest TXR05DS61

September 22, 2021: WESTERN CONTAINER, Houston, TXRNEAU11, held by Western Container Corporation
September 22, 2021: BEAUMONT METAL INDUSTRIES, Beaumont, TXRNEAX35, held by Beaumont Metal Industries, Inc.
September 22, 2021: H&H OIL SAN ANTONIO FACILITY, San Antonio, TXRNEAZ74, held by VERTEX RECOVERY, L.P.
September 22, 2021: TAYLOR PUBLISHING, Dallas, TXRNEBP48, held by Taylor Publishing Company
September 23, 2021: H&H OIL, L.P., Corpus Christi, TXR05AI88, held by VERTEX RECOVERY, L.P.
September 23, 2021: MV TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 205, Houston, TXR05EW14, held by Mv Transportation Division 205
September 23, 2021: EQUISTAR CHEMICALS MANSFIELD, Mansfield, TXR05EW40, held by Equistar Chemicals, LP
September 23, 2021: ROD AND TUBING SERVICES, Midland, TXR05FA33, held by Rod And Tubing Services, LLC
September 23, 2021: BEAN QUARRY, Lueders, TXR05FA34, held by Ips San Felipe Stone, LLC
September 23, 2021: GRANBURY QUARRY, Granbury, TXR05FA35, held by Ips San Felipe Stone, LLC

SUNBRIGHT PAPER RECYCLING among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 62 discharge permits in the Flat Creek subwatershed (HUC 120602020802), TXR05DS61 among them. Its county holds 303, 6 of them major permits; TXR05DS61 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Flat Creek subwatershed (HUC 120602020802)

ALBERTO C LOREDO DBA LOREDO TRUCKING, Waco: TXR05GJ94, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
ALLERGAN SALES, Waco: TXR05GF83, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
AMAZONCOM SERVICES AUS3, Waco: TXR05FC06, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
AMAZONCOM SERVICES LLC - WRT3, Robinson: TXR05GW86, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
AMERICAN CARGO GROUP TRAILERS LLC TX DIVISION, Waco: TXR05GB36, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
AVANTI LEGACY MEADOWBROOK, Robinson: TXR1576XS, minor permit, discharging to FLAT CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
CHAPEL RIDGE, Waco: TXR1525LZ, minor permit, discharging to CASTLEMAN CREEK, permit term to March 5, 2023
CHAPEL RIDGE, Waco: TXR1543VQ, minor permit, discharging to WEST FLAT CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
CHAPEL RIDGE, Waco: TXR1552YX, minor permit, discharging to BOSQUE RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
CHAPEL RIDGE ADDITION, Waco: TXR1516TN, minor permit, discharging to FLAT CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	SUNBRIGHT PAPER RECYCLING
Permittee as filed	SUNBRIGHT PAPER RECYCLING, LLC
NPDES ID	TXR05DS61
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Industrial stormwater
Issued	September 23, 2021
Expiration date	August 13, 2026
Address	Waco, TX 76712
Subwatershed	Flat Creek (HUC 120602020802)

Effluent limits and exceedances

16Pollutants on file
16Under a numeric limit
1With a violation of any kind
1With 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
Copper, total [as Cu]	4	1	1	March 31, 2024	18,600% over the limit
Lead, total [as Pb]	4	0	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	4	0	0
Solids, total suspended	2	0	0
Arsenic, total [as As]	2	0	0
Barium, total [as Ba]	2	0	0
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	2	0	0
Chromium, total [as Cr]	2	0	0
Iron, total [as Fe]	2	0	0
Manganese, total [as Mn]	2	0	0
Nickel, total [as Ni]	2	0	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	2	0	0
Aluminum, total [as Al]	2	0	0
Selenium, total [as Se]	2	0	0
Mercury, total [as Hg]	2	0	0
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXR05DS61.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXR05DS61.

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 TXR05DS61.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

This public-records page covers NPDES permit TXR05DS61, held by SUNBRIGHT PAPER RECYCLING, LLC for its facility in Waco, TX, an industrial stormwater program coverage under a general permit, with the permit issued September 23, 2021 and expiring August 13, 2026 and listed as administratively continued. The page lists 16 pollutants on file, of which 1 is under a numeric limit and 1 has an effluent exceedance, within the Flat Creek subwatershed (HUC 120602020802).