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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR1540XY

COTTONWOOD, Dorchester, TX: NPDES TXR1540XY discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

COTTONWOOD, held by D.R. Horton - Texas, Ltd., holds NPDES permit TXR1540XY, which discharges to Squirrel Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 15, 2026 and expiring March 4, 2028.

COTTONWOOD, Dorchester, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXR1540XY, held by D.R. Horton - Texas, Ltd.; Construction stormwater; Effective; issued April 15, 2026, term to March 4, 2028; discharges to SQUIRREL CREEK.

Texas holds 23,986 Construction stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 20,332 were issued before TXR1540XY. D.R. Horton - Texas, Ltd. holds 194 permits in Texas.

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Coverages issued nearest TXR1540XY

COTTONWOOD among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 21 discharge permits in the Squirrel Creek-East Fork Trinity River subwatershed (HUC 120301060201), TXR1540XY among them. Its county holds 289, 3 of them major permits; TXR1540XY is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Squirrel Creek-East Fork Trinity River subwatershed (HUC 120301060201)

  • BNSF LOGISTICS CENTER NORTH DALLAS, Gunter: TXR1527RV, minor permit, discharging to EAST FORK TRINITY RIVER. LITTLE ELM CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • CHASE OAKS, Gunter: TXR1599ZB, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF EAST FORK TRINITY RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • CONCRETE BATCH PLANT SUPPORTING THE BRIDGES, Gunter: TXR1545XT, minor permit, discharging to EAST FORK TRINITY RIVER ABOVE LAKE LAVON, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • COTTONWOOD PH 1, Dorchester: TXR1565YE, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF EAST FORK TRINITY RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • COTTONWOOD PHASE 1 & FORD RD INFRASTRUCTURE, Dorchester: TXR1533QB, minor permit, discharging to TRIBUTARY OF CHOCTAW CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • DEER CROSSING PHASE 2, Van Alstyne Etj: TXR1585TO, minor permit, discharging to STANLEY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • DORCHESTER SUBSTATION, Dorchester: TXR1593QH, minor permit, discharging to SQUIRREL CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • DORCHESTER TERMINAL, Gunter: TXR1504YQ, minor permit, discharging to EAST FORK TRINITY RIVER ABOVE LAKE LAVON, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • GRAYSON CROSSING, Grayson County: TXR1518UD, minor permit, discharging to STANLEY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • GRAYSON CROSSING, Grayson County: TXR1528UD, minor permit, discharging to STANLEY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028

What the register holds for COTTONWOOD: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Dorchester, Texas, its receiving water. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES TXR1540XY.

Identity

Facility as filedCOTTONWOOD
Permittee as filedD.R. Horton - Texas, Ltd.
NPDES IDTXR1540XY
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
ProgramConstruction stormwater
IssuedApril 15, 2026
Expiration dateMarch 4, 2028
AddressDorchester, TX 75459
Receiving waterSQUIRREL CREEK
SubwatershedSquirrel Creek-East Fork Trinity River (HUC 120301060201)

Effluent limits and exceedances

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES TXR1540XY.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXR1540XY.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXR1540XY.

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 TXR1540XY.

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

What this page shows

COTTONWOOD is one of 207 storm water construction permits on EPA's NPDES register in Grayson County, a group where 0.0% have a violation on file. The permit is also part of the 21 NPDES permits in the Squirrel Creek-East Fork Trinity River subwatershed, and 79.2% of the 207 storm water construction permits in Grayson County have an earlier issue date than this permit.