Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0023841
WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0023841 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 49Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE WWTP, held by CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, holds NPDES permit TX0023841, which discharges to Braes Bayou;Housotn Ship Channel. EPA’s file records it issued November 20, 2017 and expiring September 1, 2022.
WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE WWTP, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0023841, held by CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 20, 2017, term to September 1, 2022; discharges to BRAES BAYOU;HOUSOTN SHIP CHANNEL.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 69 violations of any kind, 59 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 126% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2022, largest 100% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 25% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 1,110% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2014, largest 3% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2025.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2026, largest 68% over the limit.
- Silver, total [as Ag]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 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.
- 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 sludge production, total: 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.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 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.
- October 14, 2026: Follow-Up (S).
- June 11, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 11, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- April 9, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 613 were issued before TX0023841.
Coverages issued nearest TX0023841
- November 3, 2017: MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 3 & 4 WWTP, Montgomery County, TX0069469, held by MONTGOMERY COUNTY UD NO. 3 AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY UD NO.4
- November 3, 2017: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 30 WWTP, Houston, TX0078751, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 30
- November 9, 2017: CITY OF MAGNOLIA WWTP, Magnolia, TX0072702, held by MAGNOLIA, CITY OF
- November 9, 2017: CHIRENO ISD WWTF, Nacogdoches County, TX0137537, held by CHIRENO ISD
- November 15, 2017: WHITE OAK WWTP, Houston, TX0057347, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
- November 20, 2017: CITY OF COLDSPRING WWTP, Coldspring, TX0117765, held by CITY OF COLDSPRING
- November 20, 2017: CEDRIC SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP, Magnolia, TX0119598, held by MAGNOLIA ISD
- November 28, 2017: TROPHY CLUB MUD 1, Roanoke, TX0055735
- November 28, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 122 WWTP, Missouri City, TX0084484, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 122
- November 28, 2017: DOWDELL PUD WWTP 2, Harris County, TX0136468, held by DOWDELL PUD
WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 212 discharge permits in the Country Club Bayou-Brays Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040403), TX0023841 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0023841 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Country Club Bayou-Brays Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040403)
- ALCON RESEARCH, Houston: TXRNEBY26, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ALLCHEM SERVICES, Houston: TXR05HC88, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2031
- ALLENDALE MACHINE, Houston: TXRNEBZ27, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- BAKER HUGHES DEMO, Houston: TXR1576PU, minor permit, discharging to BUFFALO BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BAYLOR ST LUKES MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL MCNAIR CAMPUS, Houston: TXR1517QS, minor permit, discharging to BRAYS BAYOU ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BOLING FACILITY, Houston: TX0117021, not classed, discharging to DRAINAGE DITCH
- BRAYS SUBSTATION, Houston: TXR1520TW, minor permit, discharging to BRAYS BAYOU ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRAZORIA COUNTY MUD 21 MS4, Rosharon: TXR040528, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK CHOCOLATE BAYOU, permit term to January 24, 2024
- BRAZORIA COUNTY MUD 22 MS4, Houston: TXR040706, not classed
- BRAZORIA COUNTY MUD 29 MS4, Manvel: TXR040527, minor permit, discharging to MUSTANG BAYOU, permit term to January 24, 2024
Identity
| Facility as filed | WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE |
| NPDES ID | TX0023841 |
| 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 20, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 1, 2022 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77005 |
| Receiving water | BRAES BAYOU;HOUSOTN SHIP CHANNEL |
| Subwatershed | Country Club Bayou-Brays Bayou (HUC 120401040403) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 50Pollutants on file
- 49Under a numeric limit
- 34With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 69 | 59 | July 31, 2024 | 126% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 12 | 6 | August 31, 2022 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 8 | 5 | March 31, 2026 | 25% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 8 | 4 | July 31, 2026 | 1,110% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 14 | 2 | May 31, 2014 | 3% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 7 | 1 | December 31, 2025 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2026 | 68% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 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 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2026 | Follow-Up | S |
| June 11, 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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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