Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0026182
CITY OF WEST COLUMBIA WWTP, West Columbia, TX: NPDES TX0026182 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 47Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF WEST COLUMBIA WWTP, held by WEST COLUMBIA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0026182, which discharges to Man-Made Ditch, Natural Channel, Brazos Rv. EPA’s file records it issued December 4, 2019 and expiring December 4, 2024.
CITY OF WEST COLUMBIA WWTP, West Columbia, Texas: Individual permit TX0026182, held by WEST COLUMBIA, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 4, 2019, term to December 4, 2024; discharges to MAN-MADE DITCH, NATURAL CHANNEL, BRAZOS RV.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 62 violations of any kind, 52 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 47% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 39 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 5,965% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 38 violations of any kind, 36 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 77% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2021, largest 95% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2021, largest 86% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2003, largest 31% over the limit.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex: 4 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 7 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 7 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 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.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 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.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 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.
- August 6, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
- February 24, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- February 24, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- November 14, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 20, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,265 were issued before TX0026182.
Coverages issued nearest TX0026182
- November 21, 2019: FWSD 23 WWTP, Houston, TX0063053, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
- November 27, 2019: HAMBY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Abilene, TX0023973, held by ABILENE, CITY OF
- November 27, 2019: CITY OF SHINER WWTP, Shiner, TX0026042, held by SHINER, CITY OF
- November 27, 2019: CITY OF HOUSTON UPPER BRAYS WWTP, Houston, TX0088153, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
- November 27, 2019: UPLANDS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Brookshire, TX0136441, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT 213
- December 6, 2019: CITY OF COLUMBUS WWTP, Columbus, TX0022900, held by COLUMBUS, CITY OF
- December 6, 2019: CITY OF MOODY WWTP, Moody, TX0024066, held by MOODY, CITY OF
- December 6, 2019: CITY OF WHARTON WWTP 2, Wharton, TX0101222, held by WHARTON, CITY OF
- December 6, 2019: COLUMBUS INDUSTRIAL PARK WWTP, Columbus, TX0116084, held by COLUMBUS, CITY OF
- December 6, 2019: THE COLONY MUD 1A WWTF, Bastrop, TX0125741, held by THE COLONY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT 1A
CITY OF WEST COLUMBIA WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Lower Dry Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120701040504), TX0026182 among them. Its county holds 522, 24 of them major permits; TX0026182 is a major permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF WEST COLUMBIA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WEST COLUMBIA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0026182 |
| 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 | December 4, 2019 |
| Expiration date | December 4, 2024 |
| Address | West Columbia, TX 77486 |
| Receiving water | MAN-MADE DITCH, NATURAL CHANNEL, BRAZOS RV |
| Subwatershed | Lower Dry Bayou (HUC 120701040504) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 47Pollutants on file
- 47Under a numeric limit
- 27With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 62 | 52 | July 31, 2026 | 47% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 39 | 39 | July 31, 2026 | 5,965% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 38 | 36 | June 30, 2026 | 77% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 22 | 16 | July 31, 2021 | 95% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 20 | 14 | July 31, 2021 | 86% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 5 | 1 | January 31, 2003 | 31% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 17 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 14, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 20, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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