How much wastewater does Main Plant treat?

Main Plant treats an average of 0.31 MGD and is permitted for a design flow of 0.5 MGD.

What treatment technology does Main Plant use?

Klarifi has identified uncovered lagoons at the Childress facility.

What is the NPDES permit for Main Plant?

The facility discharges under NPDES permit TX0136905, currently effective, expiring January 2027.

Is Main Plant in compliance?

Discharge monitoring reports show 93 violations at Main Plant in the last three years, 93 of them effluent limit exceedances. The full history is available in Klarifi.

Who operates Main Plant and how do I contact them?

Main Plant is a publicly owned treatment works in Childress, Texas. Klarifi lists 1 verified decision-maker contact for this facility, available with a free trial.

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Main Plant

Childress, TX · Childress County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works

Average flow: 0.31 MGD

Design flow: 0.5 MGD

NPDES permit: TX0136905; Effective

Permit expires: January 2027

Population served: —; CWNS 2022

Main Plant is a publicly owned wastewater treatment plant in Childress, Childress County, Texas treating an average of 0.31 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 0.5 MGD. Treatment on site includes uncovered lagoons. It discharges under NPDES permit TX0136905 (effective), which expires in January 2027, with 93 recorded violations in the last three years.

Treatment technology

Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.

Uncovered lagoons

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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)

Total violations: 93

Effluent violations: 93

Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.

Key contacts

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Sources and methodology

Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.

Data refreshed September 11, 2026; facility record last updated April 12, 2025.

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