Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0022055
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 15 WWTP, Conroe, TX: NPDES TX0022055 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 15 WWTP, held by MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 15, holds NPDES permit TX0022055, which discharges to Unnamed Trib;West Fork Of San Jacinto River. EPA’s file records it issued August 21, 2018 and expiring August 21, 2023.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 15 WWTP, Conroe, Texas: Individual permit TX0022055, held by MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 15; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 21, 2018, term to August 21, 2023; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB;WEST FORK OF SAN JACINTO RIVER.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2022, largest 167% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2021, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2021, largest 17% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 10% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2015, largest 18% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2006, largest 22% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 4 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.
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 852 were issued before TX0022055.
Coverages issued nearest TX0022055
- August 14, 2018: LULING SOUTH WWTP, Luling, TX0022772, held by CITY OF LULING
- August 14, 2018: HARDIN COUNTY WCID 1 WWTP, Sour Lake, TX0027693, held by HARDIN COUNTY WCID 1
- August 14, 2018: INDIAN SHORES WWTP, Crosby, TX0027758, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 180
- August 14, 2018: JACINTOPORT TERMINAL WWTP, Houston, TX0087998, held by PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY
- August 16, 2018: CHIMNEY ROCK WWTP, Fresno, TX0138126, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 24
- August 21, 2018: NORTH PLANT WWTF, Silsbee, TX0023728, held by CITY OF SILSBEE
- August 21, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY WCID 50 EL LAGO WWTP, El Lago, TX0027146, held by HARRIS COUNTY WCID 50
- August 21, 2018: CLEVELAND EAST WWTP, Cleveland, TX0053481, held by CITY OF CLEVELAND
- August 21, 2018: BISHOP CISD WWTP, Petronila, TX0069884, held by BISHOP CISD
- August 28, 2018: ROYALWOOD MUD WWTP, Houston, TX0062952, held by ROYALWOOD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 15 WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 62 discharge permits in the Little Caney Creek-West Fork San Jacinto River subwatershed (HUC 120401010402), TX0022055 among them. Its county holds 1,439, 16 of them major permits; TX0022055 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Little Caney Creek-West Fork San Jacinto River subwatershed (HUC 120401010402)
- 8-IN WL & 8-IN SS EXT MCMUD 15, Conroe: TXR1519PS, minor permit, discharging to GLENEAGLES DIVERSION DITCH TO W. FORK SAN JACINTO, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BARTON CREEK PHASE IV DETENTION FACILITIES, Conroe: TXR1596PL, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE CANEY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BARTON CREEK RANCH, Conroe: TXR1573WU, minor permit, discharging to 1004E, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BARTON CREEK RANCH RECREATION CENTER, Conroe: TXR1597VI, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BARTON CREEK RANCH SUBDIVISION, Conroe: TXR1564OB, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE CANEY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BARTON PARK, Conroe: TXR1577UC, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK OF CRYSTAL CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CANEY CREEK PLACE, Conroe: TXR1515NK, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CANEY CREEK PLACE, Conroe: TXR1542UA, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CITY OF SHENANDOAH MS4, Shenandoah: TXR040849, minor permit, permit term to August 14, 2029
- CITY OF SHENANDOAH WWTP, Shenandoah: TX0093564, major permit, discharging to CARTERS SLOUGH, W FORK SAN JACINTO, permit term to October 24, 2023
Identity
| Facility as filed | MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 15 WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 15 |
| NPDES ID | TX0022055 |
| 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 | August 21, 2018 |
| Expiration date | August 21, 2023 |
| Address | Conroe, TX 77385 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB;WEST FORK OF SAN JACINTO RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Little Caney Creek-West Fork San Jacinto River (HUC 120401010402) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 20 | 14 | April 30, 2022 | 167% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 8 | 6 | April 30, 2021 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 6 | 4 | December 31, 2021 | 17% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 2 | May 31, 2024 | 10% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 8 | 1 | July 31, 2015 | 18% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 5 | 1 | August 31, 2006 | 22% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 4 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0022055.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0022055.
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 TX0022055.
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