Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0020974
HARRIS COUNTY WCID 92 WTP, Spring, TX: NPDES TX0020974 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
HARRIS COUNTY WCID 92 WTP, held by HARRIS COUNTY WCID 92, holds NPDES permit TX0020974, which discharges to Spring Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 9, 2018 and expiring April 9, 2023.
HARRIS COUNTY WCID 92 WTP, Spring, Texas: Individual permit TX0020974, held by HARRIS COUNTY WCID 92; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 9, 2018, term to April 9, 2023; discharges to SPRING CREEK.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 186% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2017, largest 23% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2017, largest 52% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2017, largest 22% over the limit.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 25, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $9,000 state or local penalty.
- August 14, 2026: Focused (S).
- May 12, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- August 12, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 739 were issued before TX0020974.
Coverages issued nearest TX0020974
- March 26, 2018: GRANT ROAD PUD WWTP, Cypress, TX0134627, held by GRANT ROAD PUD
- March 29, 2018: DOWDELL PUD WWTP, Houston, TX0026255, held by DOWDELL PUD
- March 29, 2018: CITY OF BELLEVUE, Bellevue, TX0027171
- March 29, 2018: LAKE FOREST REGIONAL WWTP, Houston, TX0046833, held by LAKE FOREST PLANT ADVISORY COUNCIL
- March 29, 2018: CHARTERWOOD MUD WWTP, Houston, TX0046841, held by CHARTERWOOD MUD
- April 9, 2018: CROWELL WWTP, Crowell, TX0023370, held by CITY OF CROWELL
- April 9, 2018: SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY CO MUD WWTP, Montgomery County, TX0024759, held by SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD
- April 9, 2018: CITY OF GALENA PARK WWTP 1, Galena Park, TX0057185, held by GALENA PARK, CITY OF
- April 9, 2018: NORTH LAREDO WWTP, Laredo, TX0057801, held by CITY OF LAREDO
- April 9, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 249 WWTP, Houston, TX0116068, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 249
HARRIS COUNTY WCID 92 WTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 23 discharge permits in the Spring Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020213), TX0020974 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0020974 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Spring Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020213)
- 27414 SHADY HILLS LANDING LANE IN BENDERS LANDING ESTATES, Spring: TXR1515WV, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 3920 WINDSOR MIST LANE, Spring: TXR1553RO, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO SPRING CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 5310 PINE WOOD MEADOWS LANE IN BENDERS LANDING ESTATES S 4, Spring: TXR1535XB, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRADBURY FOREST SUBDIVISION, Spring: TXR1597NM, minor permit, discharging to SPRING CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRECKENRIDGE FOREST NORTH SEC 4, Spring: TXR1534QS, minor permit, discharging to SPRING CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CONROE BUSINESS PARK, Conroe: TXR1525UF, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CREEKWOOD CROSSING, Spring: TXR1577SV, minor permit, discharging to SPRING CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- HARMONY VILLAGE SEC 10, Spring: TXR15182S, minor permit, discharging to SPRING CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2023
- HARRIS COUNTY MUD 26 WWTP, Humble: TX0056537, major permit, discharging to SPRING CREEK, permit term to May 9, 2023
- HCFCD 21 0442 J114-00-00-X008-VOID AND SINKHOLE REPAIRS, Spring: TXR1570PF, minor permit, discharging to HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | HARRIS COUNTY WCID 92 WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HARRIS COUNTY WCID 92 |
| NPDES ID | TX0020974 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 9, 2018 |
| Expiration date | April 9, 2023 |
| Address | Spring, TX 77383 |
| Receiving water | SPRING CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Spring Creek (HUC 120401020213) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 4With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 21 | 18 | August 31, 2025 | 186% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 5 | 2 | September 30, 2017 | 23% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 4 | 1 | September 30, 2017 | 52% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 3 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 22% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 12, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2026 | Focused | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 formal actions, 1 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $9,000 |
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0020974.
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