Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR1563XG

ABILENE ZOO - AFRICA, Abilene, TX: NPDES TXR1563XG discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

ABILENE ZOO - AFRICA, held by The Crowe Group, Inc., holds NPDES permit TXR1563XG, which discharges to Rainy Creek. EPA’s file records it issued February 10, 2026 and expiring March 4, 2028.

ABILENE ZOO - AFRICA, Abilene, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXR1563XG, held by The Crowe Group, Inc.; Construction stormwater; Effective; issued February 10, 2026, term to March 4, 2028; discharges to RAINY CREEK.

Texas holds 23,986 Construction stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 18,750 were issued before TXR1563XG.

Coverages issued nearest TXR1563XG

February 10, 2026: STONE GARDEN UNIT 5A, San Antonio, TXR1558XG, held by City Public Service Energy
February 10, 2026: CPS ENERGY SERVICE STATION, San Antonio, TXR1559XG, held by City Public Service Energy
February 10, 2026: GRAND PRAIRIE HIGHLANDS SECTION 15, Hockley, TXR1560XG, held by Durwood Greene Construction Co.
February 10, 2026: VANCE JACKSON TOWNHOMES, San Antonio, TXR1561XG, held by Lonestar Construction Associates LLC
February 10, 2026: PNC BANK - LITTLE ELM TX, Little Elm, TXR1562XG, held by Rycon Construction, Inc.
February 10, 2026: WILDHORSE POD A PHASE 2A, Austin, TXR1564XG, held by Jl Gray Construction, LLC
February 10, 2026: ELLINGTON TRACT PHASE 1, Kyle, TXR1565XG, held by Jl Gray Construction, LLC
February 10, 2026: RETINA SPECIALIST, Waxahachie, TXR1566XG, held by Design Specialties, Inc.
February 10, 2026: CSJ 0323-01-028 SH 95 FROM STATE LOOP 230 TO SOUTH FM 535, Smithville, TXR1568XG, held by C. E. Barker, Ltd.
February 10, 2026: TCTRR TEX TIN TRACK EXTENSION, Texas City, TXR1569XG, held by LJA INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

ABILENE ZOO - AFRICA among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 39 discharge permits in the Lower Cedar Creek subwatershed (HUC 120601020710), TXR1563XG among them. Its county holds 191, 1 of them major permits; TXR1563XG is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Cedar Creek subwatershed (HUC 120601020710)

33 ACRE JV, Abilene: TXR1562XX, minor permit, discharging to NEIGHBORING POND, permit term to March 4, 2028
ABILENE 1 PLANT, Abilene: TXG113875, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
ABILENE LIVESTOCK AUCTION, Abilene: TXG921564, minor permit, discharging to CEDAR CREEK, permit term to July 20, 2024
ACU STUDENT HOUSING, Abilene: TXR1580ZA, minor permit, discharging to RAINY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
AMERICAN PRECISION MACHINE WORKS, Abilene: TXR05FL68, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
AYSA - THE ROC, Abilene: TXR1581QS, minor permit, discharging to CEDAR CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
BRIDGESTONE BANDAG ABILENE PLANT, Abilene: TXR05EY67, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
CAMPUS EDGE, Abilene: TXR1519YT, minor permit, discharging to CEDAR CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
CAMPUS EDGE, Abilene: TXR1549SW, minor permit, discharging to CEDAR CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
CAMPUS EDGE, Abilene: TXR1550SW, minor permit, discharging to CEDAR CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028

What the register holds for ABILENE ZOO - AFRICA: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Abilene, Texas, its receiving water. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES TXR1563XG.

Identity

Facility as filed	ABILENE ZOO - AFRICA
Permittee as filed	The Crowe Group, Inc.
NPDES ID	TXR1563XG
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Construction stormwater
Issued	February 10, 2026
Expiration date	March 4, 2028
Address	Abilene, TX 79602
Receiving water	RAINY CREEK
Subwatershed	Lower Cedar Creek (HUC 120601020710)

Effluent limits and exceedances

0Pollutants on file
0Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With an effluent exceedance

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES TXR1563XG.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXR1563XG.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXR1563XG.

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 TXR1563XG.

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Nearby on the register

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

The ABILENE ZOO - AFRICA storm water construction permit is one of 148 such permits on EPA's NPDES register in Taylor County, and 0.7% of those 148 carry a violation on file. Of all 148 Taylor County storm water construction permits, 68.2% were issued earlier than this one, and the permit sits among 39 NPDES permits in the Lower Cedar Creek subwatershed, this one included. The permit has no pollutants under a numeric limit and no pollutants with an effluent exceedance on record.