TYSON FARMS, INC.

NPDES permit TX0072982 · Major NON-POTW · administratively continued, expires 2026-06-29 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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This permit expired on 2026-06-29 and is administratively continued: its last limits keep applying until a new permit is issued, and EPA still expects the reports.

EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

21values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
2of 28 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31. Most often over: Solids, total dissolved (17), Coliform, fecal general (2), Copper, total [as Cu] (1).

Reporting

Reports are due about 20 days after each monitoring period ends (read off this permit's own late-day counts in EPA's filings).

Limits in force (66)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]MO MIN >= 5 mg/L all year
001pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
001pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY AV <= 227 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 341 lb/d all year
001Oil and grease, hexane extr methodDAILY AV <= 84 lb/d all year
001Oil and grease, hexane extr methodDAILY MX <= 125 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY AV <= 1173 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX <= 1674 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY AV <= 25 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 91 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]DAILY AV report only all year
001Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Chloride [as Cl]DAILY AV <= 1077 lb/d all year
001Chloride [as Cl]DAILY MX <= 2278 lb/d all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]DAILY AV <= .097 lb/d all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]DAILY MX <= .206 lb/d all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY AV <= 1.5 MGD all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX <= 2.5 MGD all year
001Chlorine, total residualINST MAX < .1 mg/L all year
001Chlorine, total residualMO MIN >= 1 mg/L all year
001Solids, total dissolvedDAILY AV <= 3645 lb/d all year
001Solids, total dissolvedDAILY MX <= 7713 lb/d all year
001Coliform, fecal generalDAILY AV <= 200 CFU/100mL all year
001Coliform, fecal generalDAILY MX <= 400 CFU/100mL all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY AV <= 125 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY MX <= 296 lb/d all year
002Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]DAILY MX <= 200 mg/L all year
002pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
002pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
002Oil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 15 mg/L all year
002Aluminum, total [as Al]DAILY MX report only all year
002Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY AV report only all year
002Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
TX1Whole effluent toxicity - retest #17 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1MO AV MN report only all year
TX1Whole effluent toxicity - retest #27 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2MO AV MN report only all year
TX1Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasMO AV MN report only all year
TX1NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasMO AV MN report only all year
TX1NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia7 DA AVG report only all year
TX1NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasMO AV MN report only all year
TX1Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelasMO AV MN report only all year
TX1LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasMO AV MN report only all year
TX1LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasMO AV MN report only all year
TXAWhole effluent toxicity - retest #1SINGSAMP report only all year
TXAWhole effluent toxicity - retest #2SINGSAMP report only all year
TXALC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. PulexSINGSAMP report only all year
TXALC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelasSINGSAMP report only all year

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