Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0021270
HIGH MEADOWS WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0021270 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
HIGH MEADOWS WWTP, held by SUNBELT FRESH WSD, holds NPDES permit TX0021270, which discharges to Hcfcd P11-19-00;Halls Bayou;Greens Bayou Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued May 25, 2018 and expiring May 25, 2023.
HIGH MEADOWS WWTP, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0021270, held by SUNBELT FRESH WSD; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 25, 2018, term to May 25, 2023; discharges to HCFCD P11-19-00;HALLS BAYOU;GREENS BAYOU TIDAL.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2021, largest 8% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2025, largest 225% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- June 18, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 18, 2026: Evaluation (S).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 790 were issued before TX0021270. SUNBELT FRESH WSD holds 2 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by SUNBELT FRESH WSD
- FAIRGREEN WWTP, Houston: TX0071382, issued January 3, 2018
Coverages issued nearest TX0021270
- May 21, 2018: SAVOY WWTP, Savoy, TX0023299, held by CITY OF SOVOY
- May 22, 2018: GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 12 WWTP, Kemah, TX0078441, held by GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 12
- May 23, 2018: J L LYONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP, Magnolia, TX0110663, held by MAGNOLIA ISD
- May 23, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 165 WWTP 2, Cypress, TX0136611, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 165
- May 24, 2018: SUNBELT FWSD WWTP, Houston, TX0021261, held by SUNBELT FWSD
- May 25, 2018: NORTHGATE WWTP, Houston, TX0055310, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
- May 30, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 50 WWTP 2, Crosby, TX0136174, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 50
- June 12, 2018: CITY OF ANNONA WWTP, Annona, TX0022705, held by CITY OF ANNONA
- June 12, 2018: MEMPHIS WWTP, Memphis, TX0027740, held by CITY OF MEMPHIS
- June 12, 2018: TRESCHWIG JOINT POWERS BOARD WWTP, Harris County, TX0046728, held by TRESCHWIG JOINT POWERS BOARD
HIGH MEADOWS WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 249 discharge permits in the Halls Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040604), TX0021270 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0021270 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Halls Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040604)
- 11600 E HARDY ROAD, Houston: TXR05FH40, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 48FORTY SOLUTIONS, Houston: TXR05GR07, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 48FORTY SOLUTIONS, Houston: TXR05GX51, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 8720 HIRSCH ROAD, Houston: TXR1539QA, minor permit, discharging to HUNTING BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
- A ALVAREZ RECYCLING LLC DBA NICHOLES SCRAP METAL, Houston: TXR05GS75, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- A-PLAZA AUTO PARTS, Houston: TXR05GX88, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ACCURATE PRECISION PLATING, Houston: TXRNEX909, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ACTION AUTO PARTS & USED CARS, Houston: TXR05FU21, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AFS GROUP, Houston: TX0122521, minor permit, discharging to HCFCD DITCH;HALLS BAYOU;GREENS BAYOU TIDAL, permit term to February 4, 2024
- AL STAR RECYCLING, Houston: TXR05Q552, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | HIGH MEADOWS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SUNBELT FRESH WSD |
| NPDES ID | TX0021270 |
| 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 | May 25, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 25, 2023 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77040 |
| Receiving water | HCFCD P11-19-00;HALLS BAYOU;GREENS BAYOU TIDAL |
| Subwatershed | Halls Bayou (HUC 120401040604) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 16 | 1 | February 28, 2021 | 8% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 3 | 1 | April 30, 2025 | 225% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 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.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0021270.
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