Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0021792
CITY OF MUENSTER WWTP, Muenster, TX: NPDES TX0021792 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF MUENSTER WWTP, held by MUENSTER, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0021792, which discharges to Brushy Elm Creek, Elm Fork Trinity. EPA’s file records it issued September 7, 2016 and expiring September 1, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF MUENSTER WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MUENSTER, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0021792 |
| 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 | September 7, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 1, 2021 |
| Address | Muenster, TX 76252 |
| Receiving water | BRUSHY ELM CREEK, ELM FORK TRINITY |
| Subwatershed | Brushy Elm Creek (HUC 120301030103) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 29With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 43 | 35 | May 31, 2025 | 61,777% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 53 | 32 | January 31, 2024 | 292% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 47 | 17 | May 31, 2026 | 60% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 22 | 4 | August 31, 2018 | 37% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 20 | 1 | March 31, 2018 | 34% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 10 | 1 | April 30, 2021 | |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 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 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 16, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.