NPDES TX0026476 · Clean Water Act
CITY OF NEDERLAND WWTP, Nederland, TX: NPDES TX0026476 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
CITY OF NEDERLAND WWTP, Nederland, Texas: Individual permit TX0026476, held by NEDERLAND, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued September 17, 2020, term to September 17, 2025; discharges to Intracoastal Waterway Tidal.
2 of the 53 pollutants listed for NPDES TX0026476 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 62 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2026, largest 630% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 16% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 243% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2008, largest 325% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2020.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 52% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2007, largest 15% over the limit.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 15 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind.
- Selenium, dry weight: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Copper, dry weight: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
- Description of pathogen option used: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Annual sludge production, total: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Boundary areas: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Salmonella: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits.
- January 20, 2026: Focused (S).
- July 18, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 18, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 14, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- October 2, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- August 7, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 31, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- May 9, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 15, 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; 1,433 were issued before TX0026476.
Coverages issued nearest TX0026476
- 2020-08-20: ODEM STREET WWTP, Victoria: TX0132829, held by VICTORIA, CITY OF
- 2020-08-31: SOUTHSIDE WWTP, Alice: TX0034002, held by ALICE, CITY OF
- 2020-09-03: MCALLEN SOUTH WWTP, Mcallen: TX0047449, held by MCALLEN, CITY OF
- 2020-09-03: BANQUETE WWTP, Banquete: TX0137197, held by NUECES COUNTY WCID NO.5
- 2020-09-14: EAST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WWTP, San Antonio: TX0074799, held by EAST CENTRAL ISD
- 2020-09-24: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 71 WWTP, Houston: TX0074403, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 71
- 2020-09-25: WWTP TO SERVE GREATER SIMONTON, Simonton: TX0137669, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 213
- 2020-10-06: CITY OF KYLE WWTP, Kyle: TX0119466, held by KYLE, CITY OF
- 2020-10-07: CITY OF DONNA WWTP, Donna: TX0132802, held by DONNA, CITY OF
- 2020-10-08: QUAL CREEK MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, Victoria: TX0023477, held by QUAIL CREEK MUD
CITY OF NEDERLAND WWTP among its neighbors
124 discharge permits are in the Salt Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402010300); TX0026476 is one. Its county: 302, 16 major; TX0026476 is major permit.
Other permits in the Salt Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402010300)
- A-1 AUTO AND TRUCK SALVAGE, Beaumont: TXR05FT84, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- BARGE DISCHARGE, Port Arthur: TXG670629, minor, term to 2030-04-04
- BASF BEAUMONT ARGO PLANT, Beaumont: TX0003671, minor, term to 2023-11-13
- BECHTEL TEMP CBP SITE, Port Arthur: TXG114146, minor, term to 2026-11-06
- BIG HILL STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE, Winnie: TX0092827, minor, term to 2024-01-31
- BOBBY BS RV PARK, Beaumont: TXR1573UW, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- CAMIN CARGO CONTROL MAGELLAN- GALENA PARK, Galena Park: TXRNECJ66, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- CAMIN CARGO CONTROL NEDERLAND, Nederland: TXR05GN34, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- CANAL AND WETLAND HDD DISCHARGE, Port Arthur: TXG670633, minor, term to 2030-04-04
- CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL, Port Arthur: TX0124249, minor, term to 2024-01-29
Identity
| Facility | CITY OF NEDERLAND WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | NEDERLAND, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0026476 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Major |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 17, 2020 |
| Expires | September 17, 2025 |
| Address | Nederland, TX 77627 |
| Receiving water | Intracoastal Waterway Tidal |
| Subwatershed | Salt Bayou (HUC 120402010300) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
NPDES TX0026476: effluent limits and exceedances
CITY OF NEDERLAND WWTP (NPDES TX0026476): 53 pollutants on file, 23 limited; 51 with a violation of any kind, 7 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 64 | 62 | January 31, 2026 | 630% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 23 | 19 | June 30, 2025 | 16% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 22 | 17 | April 30, 2025 | 243% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 8 | 8 | June 30, 2008 | 325% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 12 | 5 | July 31, 2020 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 9 | 4 | October 31, 2024 | 52% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 6 | 1 | February 28, 2007 | 15% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES TX0026476: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES TX0026476: 8 single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 18, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 14, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 2, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 7, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 31, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 9, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 15, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
NPDES TX0026476: 1 inspection
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2026 | Focused | S |
NPDES TX0026476 (CITY OF NEDERLAND WWTP): no formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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Permits near NPDES TX0026476
NPDES TX0026476: 53 pollutant rows, 9 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.