# City Of Paris Wastewater Treatment Plant: 2,660,000-gallon sewage overflow (equipment failure) in Lamar County, TX

**Score:** 75/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Utility / system | City Of Paris Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| System type | Treatment plant (WWTP) |
| TCEQ RN | RN101920767 |
| Permits | STORMWATER-PERMIT-TXR05S131; WASTEWATER-PERMIT-WQ0010479002 |
| Volume | 2,660,000 gallons |
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Source | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Sanitary Sewer Overflows (data.texas.gov) |
| Receiving water | Hicks Creek (Lamar County) |
| County | Lamar |
| TCEQ region | Tyler |
| Dates | 2026-07-01 |
| Reported | 2026-06-29 |
| Incident number | 462936 |

## Why this score
- 2,660,000 gallons: a major overflow.
- Equipment failure: a fixable infrastructure cause.
- Reached Hicks Creek (Lamar County).

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Sanitary Sewer Overflows (data.texas.gov) (https://data.texas.gov/d/8kc5-95uk). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:50:46.460Z.
From TCEQ Sanitary Sewer Overflow reports, which TCEQ publishes in monthly batches (recent weeks may not appear yet). Volumes are as reported by the utility and are often estimates. Utility/system level only. Verify with TCEQ.