Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0023167
POINT COMFORT WWTP, Point Comfort, TX: NPDES TX0023167 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
POINT COMFORT WWTP, held by POINT COMFORT, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0023167, which discharges to Lavaca Bay/Chocolate Bay. EPA’s file records it issued July 2, 2020 and expiring July 2, 2025.
POINT COMFORT WWTP, Point Comfort, Texas: Individual permit TX0023167, held by POINT COMFORT, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 2, 2020, term to July 2, 2025; discharges to Lavaca Bay/Chocolate Bay.
- Enterococci: 2 limits, 51 violations of any kind, 37 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 1,562% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 60% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 17,155% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2006, largest 20% over the limit.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 0 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 0 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 0 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- June 23, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 23, 2026: Evaluation (S).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,398 were issued before TX0023167.
Coverages issued nearest TX0023167
- June 18, 2020: COTTONWOOD CREEK WWTP, Manor, TX0137448, held by MANOR, CITY OF
- June 22, 2020: CITY OF COTULLA WWTP, Cotulla, TX0027499, held by COTULLA, CITY OF
- June 25, 2020: ARANSAS COUNTY MUD 1 WWTP, Rockport, TX0128970, held by ARANSAS COUNTY MUD 1
- July 2, 2020: CITY OF INGLESIDE WWTP, Ingleside, TX0020401, held by INGLESIDE, CITY OF
- July 2, 2020: WINNIE - STOWELL WWTF, Winnie, TX0020460, held by TRINITY BAY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
- July 2, 2020: BLOOMINGTON JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL WWTP, Bloomington, TX0127353, held by BLOOMINGTON ISD
- July 2, 2020: LIVE OAK COUNTY SB SAFETY REST AREA WWTP, Three Rivers, TX0129321, held by TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- July 9, 2020: CITY OF MATHIS WWTP, Mathis, TX0020419, held by MATHIS, CITY OF
- July 10, 2020: DAYTON SOUTHWEST WWTP, Dayton, TX0100170, held by CITY OF DAYTON
- July 13, 2020: PORT ISABEL DETENTION CENTER WWTP, Los Fresnos, TX0056821, held by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
POINT COMFORT WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Cox Creek subwatershed (HUC 121004010100), TX0023167 among them. Its county holds 50, 6 of them major permits; TX0023167 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Cox Creek subwatershed (HUC 121004010100)
- ALCOA POINT COMFORT OPERATIONS, Point Comfort: TX0004715, major permit, discharging to LAVACA BAY, permit term to August 1, 2020
- ALCOA WORLD ALUMINA POINT COMFORT OPERATIONS, Point Comfort: TXR1539PS, minor permit, discharging to LAVACA BAY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- E S JOSLIN POWER STATION, Point Comfort: TX0003573, minor permit, discharging to COX BAY, permit term to February 11, 2025
- FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort: TX0085570, major permit, discharging to LAVACA BAY/CHOCOLATE BAY, COX CREEK, permit term to August 1, 2010
- FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort: TXR1529QA, minor permit, discharging to COX CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort: TXR1534WA, minor permit, discharging to CARANCAHUA CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort: TXR1575OV, minor permit, discharging to COX CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- POINT COMFORT SOLAR PHASE 1, Port Lavaca: TXR1515YN, minor permit, discharging to VAES BAY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- SH 35 C179-9-34 CSJ 0179-09-034, Port Lavaca: TXR1504RP, minor permit, discharging to CARANCHUA BAY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- TRES BAHIAS SUBSTATION AND TRANSMISSION LINE, Port Lavaca: TXR1556MD, minor permit, discharging to COXS CREEK RESERVOIR, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | POINT COMFORT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | POINT COMFORT, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0023167 |
| 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 | July 2, 2020 |
| Expiration date | July 2, 2025 |
| Address | Point Comfort, TX 77978 |
| Receiving water | Lavaca Bay/Chocolate Bay |
| Subwatershed | Cox Creek (HUC 121004010100) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 36With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococci | 2 | 51 | 37 | May 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 40 | 21 | May 31, 2026 | 1,562% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 32 | 13 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 16 | 4 | June 30, 2023 | 60% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 15 | 2 | May 31, 2024 | 17,155% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 7 | 1 | December 31, 2006 | 20% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 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 TX0023167.
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