Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0022632
CITY OF BOYD WWTP, Boyd, TX: NPDES TX0022632 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF BOYD WWTP, held by BOYD, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0022632, which discharges to Directly To West Fork Trinity River Below Bridgepo. EPA’s file records it issued December 23, 2021 and expiring December 23, 2026.
CITY OF BOYD WWTP, Boyd, Texas: Individual permit TX0022632, held by BOYD, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued December 23, 2021, term to December 23, 2026; discharges to directly to West Fork Trinity River Below Bridgepo.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 81 violations of any kind, 65 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 6,379% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 73 violations of any kind, 46 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 2,515% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2023, largest 90% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 760% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2016, largest 67% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 14 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2004, largest 70% over the limit.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 18, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $76,562 state or local penalty.
- April 22, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- April 22, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- May 2, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- July 23, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- November 16, 2020: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,577 were issued before TX0022632.
Coverages issued nearest TX0022632
- October 21, 2021: ALBA WWTF, Alba, TX0022489, held by ALBA, CITY OF
- November 10, 2021: WESTSIDE WWTF, Rhome, TX0118621, held by RHOME, CITY OF
- November 18, 2021: CITY OF MARSHALL SOUTHSIDE WWTP, Marshall, TX0021784, held by MARSHALL, CITY OF
- November 18, 2021: MAGNOLIA SPRINGS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Magnolia, TX0141178, held by MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD NO. 180
- November 29, 2021: CNP UD WWTP, Houston, TX0055166, held by CNP UTILITY DISTRICT
- January 19, 2022: EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 5 WWTP NO. 2, New Caney, TX0140848, held by EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 5
- January 20, 2022: MCLENNAN COUNTY WCID NO 2 WWTF, Elm Mott, TX0141071, held by MCLENNAN COUNTY WCID NO 2
- February 3, 2022: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 251 WWTP, Richmond, TX0141429, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 251
- February 11, 2022: CONROE FEEDER ZONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FLEX 21 WWTP, Montgomery, TX0141194, held by CONROE ISD
- February 17, 2022: N B DAVIDSON SOUTH WWTP, Huntsville, TX0022373, held by HUNTSVILLE, CITY OF
CITY OF BOYD WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 13 discharge permits in the Blue Creek-Eagle Mountain Lake subwatershed (HUC 120301010605), TX0022632 among them. Its county holds 155, 1 of them major permits; TX0022632 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Blue Creek-Eagle Mountain Lake subwatershed (HUC 120301010605)
- ACADIA NEW FAIRVIEW, Rhome: TXR1594YZ, minor permit, discharging to DEEP CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ARBOR OAKS, Boyd: TXR1551QY, minor permit, discharging to HOG BRANCH, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ARBOR OAKS, Boyd: TXR1595SX, minor permit, discharging to HOG BRANCH, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BIG SANDY CREEK WATER RETARDING STRUCTURE NO43, Rhome: TXR1538UM, minor permit, discharging to BIG SANDY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CBP NO 1, Boyd: TXG114185, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
- DENTEX MATERIALS, Boyd: TXR05GS88, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- F&L DIRT MOVERS, Aurora: TXR05GF97, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- GOLDSTAR TRANSIT - BOYD FACILITY, Boyd: TXRNECB91, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- TOP-WAY MATERIALS, Rhome: TXR05FV57, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- TXDOT FTW WISE CSJ 031204034, Boyd: TXR1517VX, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK TRINTY, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF BOYD WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BOYD, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0022632 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 23, 2021 |
| Expiration date | December 23, 2026 |
| Address | Boyd, TX 76023 |
| Receiving water | directly to West Fork Trinity River Below Bridgepo |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Blue Creek-Eagle Mountain Lake (HUC 120301010605) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 81 | 65 | March 31, 2026 | 6,379% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 73 | 46 | March 31, 2026 | 2,515% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 55 | 33 | October 31, 2023 | 90% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 42 | 12 | February 28, 2026 | 760% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 33 | 4 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 21 | 3 | December 31, 2016 | 67% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 14 | 1 | July 31, 2004 | 70% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 2, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 23, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 16, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2026 | Evaluation | 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 18, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $76,562 |
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0022632.
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