Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0023671
GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 8 WWTP, Galveston County, TX: NPDES TX0023671 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 58Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 8 WWTP, held by GALVESTON COUNTY WATER AND IMPROVEMENT DISTTICT 8, holds NPDES permit TX0023671, which discharges to Drainage Ditch;Highland Bayou Diversion Canal;West. EPA’s file records it issued November 10, 2015 and expiring October 1, 2018. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 8 WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GALVESTON COUNTY WATER AND IMPROVEMENT DISTTICT 8 |
| NPDES ID | TX0023671 |
| 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 | November 10, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2018 |
| Address | Galveston County, TX 77510 |
| Receiving water | DRAINAGE DITCH;HIGHLAND BAYOU DIVERSION CANAL;WEST |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Dickinson Bayou (HUC 120402040200) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 64Pollutants on file
- 58Under a numeric limit
- 41With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 64 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 3 | 36 | 36 | November 30, 2021 | 217% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 12 | 3 | March 31, 2018 | 36% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 6 | 2 | November 30, 2018 | 4,554% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 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 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 3 | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 9, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 4, 2022 | 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 October 14, 2026.