Waste Control Specialists LLC — NPDES permit TX0117005: limits, due date and EPA's record

Refuse Systems, Andrews, Texas. NPDES permit TX0117005, in force until Aug 13, 2030. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Limits in force (63)

Parameter	Statistic	Limit	Months	Outfall
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	daily maximum	≤ 200 mg/L	all year	001
pH	minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year	001
pH	maximum	≤ 9 SU	all year	001
Oil & Grease	daily maximum	≤ 15 mg/L	all year	001
Aluminum, total [as Al]	daily average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Aluminum, total [as Al]	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily average	report only (MGD)	all year	001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	report only (MGD)	all year	001
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	daily maximum	≤ 200 mg/L	all year	002
pH	minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year	002
pH	maximum	≤ 9 SU	all year	002
Oil & Grease	daily maximum	≤ 15 mg/L	all year	002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily average	report only (MGD)	all year	002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	report only (MGD)	all year	002
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	daily maximum	≤ 200 mg/L	all year	003
pH	minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year	003
pH	maximum	≤ 9 SU	all year	003
Oil & Grease	daily maximum	≤ 15 mg/L	all year	003
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily average	report only (MGD)	all year	003
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	report only (MGD)	all year	003
pH	minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year	004
pH	maximum	≤ 9 SU	all year	004
Solids, total suspended	daily maximum	≤ 65 mg/L	all year	004
Oil & Grease	daily maximum	≤ 15 mg/L	all year	004
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily average	report only (MGD)	all year	004
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	report only (MGD)	all year	004
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	daily average	≤ 56 mg/L	all year	101
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	daily maximum	≤ 220 mg/L	all year	101
pH	minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year	101
pH	maximum	≤ 9 SU	all year	101
Solids, total suspended	daily average	≤ 27 mg/L	all year	101
Solids, total suspended	daily maximum	≤ 88 mg/L	all year	101
Oil & Grease	daily maximum	≤ 15 mg/L	all year	101
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	daily average	≤ 4.9 mg/L	all year	101
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	daily maximum	≤ 10 mg/L	all year	101
Cyanide, free [as free]	daily average	≤ .038 mg/L	all year	101
Cyanide, free [as free]	daily maximum	≤ .081 mg/L	all year	101
Arsenic, total [as As]	daily average	≤ .508 mg/L	all year	101
Arsenic, total [as As]	daily maximum	≤ 1.07 mg/L	all year	101
Chromium, total [as Cr]	daily average	≤ .46 mg/L	all year	101
Chromium, total [as Cr]	daily maximum	≤ 1.1 mg/L	all year	101
Zinc, total [as Zn]	daily average	≤ .296 mg/L	all year	101
Zinc, total [as Zn]	daily maximum	≤ .535 mg/L	all year	101
Radium 226 + radium 228, total	daily maximum	report only (pCi/L)	all year	101
Uranium, total	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	101
Phenol	daily average	≤ .029 mg/L	all year	101
Phenol	daily maximum	≤ .048 mg/L	all year	101
Naphthalene	daily average	≤ .022 mg/L	all year	101
Naphthalene	daily maximum	≤ .059 mg/L	all year	101
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily average	≤ .02 MGD	all year	101
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	≤ .06 MGD	all year	101
.alpha.-Terpineol	daily average	≤ .019 mg/L	all year	101
.alpha.-Terpineol	daily maximum	≤ .042 mg/L	all year	101
Beta/photon emitters	daily maximum	report only (mrems/yr)	all year	101
Pyridine	daily average	≤ .025 mg/L	all year	101
Pyridine	daily maximum	≤ .072 mg/L	all year	101
Aniline	daily average	≤ .015 mg/L	all year	101
Aniline	daily maximum	≤ .024 mg/L	all year	101
p-Cresol	daily average	≤ .015 mg/L	all year	101
p-Cresol	daily maximum	≤ .024 mg/L	all year	101
Benzoic acids, total	daily average	≤ .073 mg/L	all year	101
Benzoic acids, total	daily maximum	≤ .119 mg/L	all year	101
Alpha, gross particle activity	daily maximum	report only (pCi/L)	all year	101

How strict are these limits?

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