Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0022667
SAN GABRIEL WWTP, Georgetown, TX: NPDES TX0022667 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 63Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
SAN GABRIEL WWTP, held by GEORGETOWN, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0022667, which discharges to San Gabriel/North Fork San Gabriel River. EPA’s file records it issued May 20, 2019 and expiring May 20, 2024. 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 | SAN GABRIEL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GEORGETOWN, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0022667 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 20, 2019 |
| Expiration date | May 20, 2024 |
| Address | Georgetown, TX 78626 |
| Receiving water | San Gabriel/North Fork San Gabriel River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Smith Branch-San Gabriel River (HUC 120702050501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 68Pollutants on file
- 63Under a numeric limit
- 33With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 68 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 45 | 36 | February 28, 2025 | 460% over the limit |
| Heptachlor | 3 | 26 | 11 | July 31, 2006 | 4,577% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 22 | 8 | May 31, 2026 | 49% over the limit |
| Methyl parathion | 0 | 17 | 8 | July 31, 2006 | 3,948% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 11 | 5 | November 30, 2024 | 334% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 13 | 4 | January 31, 2025 | 98% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 7 | 3 | July 31, 2022 | 514% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 2 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2023 | 69% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 10 | 1 | November 30, 2024 | 3% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ethyl parathion | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrate nitrogen, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 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 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 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 |
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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 11, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 18, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $27,000 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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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