Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0033316
CITY OF GLEN ROSE WWTP, Glen Rose, TX: NPDES TX0033316 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF GLEN ROSE WWTP, held by GLEN ROSE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0033316, which discharges to Unnamed Trib;Van Zant Branch;Paluxy Rv. EPA’s file records it issued April 22, 2019 and expiring April 22, 2024.
CITY OF GLEN ROSE WWTP, Glen Rose, Texas: Individual permit TX0033316, held by GLEN ROSE, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 22, 2019, term to April 22, 2024; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB;VAN ZANT BRANCH;PALUXY RV.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 89 violations of any kind, 35 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2018, largest 250% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2015, largest 58% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2018, largest 23% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2018, largest 507% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 41 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- June 17, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 17, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- January 12, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,062 were issued before TX0033316.
Coverages issued nearest TX0033316
- April 10, 2019: TAMU MAIN CAMPUS WWTP, College Station, TX0108146, held by TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY
- April 10, 2019: CITY OF ROCKSPRINGS WWTP, Rocksprings, TX0138258, held by ROCK SPRINGS, CITY OF
- April 17, 2019: UNITEC WWTP, Laredo, TX0126926, held by LAREDO, CITY OF
- April 17, 2019: BULL HIDE CREEK WWTP, Lorena, TX0129437, held by CITY OF WACO
- April 22, 2019: LEON PLANT WWTP, Gatesville, TX0024953, held by GATESVILLE, CITY OF
- April 22, 2019: COPPERAS COVE NORTHWEST WWTP, Copperas Cove, TX0069841, held by COPPERAS COVE, CITY OF
- April 22, 2019: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 25 WWTP, Sugar Land, TX0077178, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 25
- April 23, 2019: MEXIA WWTP, Mexia, TX0052990, held by MEXIA, CITY OF
- April 23, 2019: WILD PEACH ELEMENTARY WWTP, West Columbia, TX0079235, held by COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD
- April 23, 2019: PATTON VILLAGE WWTP, Patton Village, TX0135721, held by PATTON VILLAGE, CITY OF
CITY OF GLEN ROSE WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 9 discharge permits in the Bowden Branch-Paluxy River subwatershed (HUC 120602020111), TX0033316 among them. Its county holds 26, 1 of them major permits; TX0033316 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Bowden Branch-Paluxy River subwatershed (HUC 120602020111)
- CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION, Glen Rose: TXR1501UH, minor permit, discharging to WHEELER BRANCH, permit term to March 4, 2028
- FOSSIL RIM WILDLIFE CENTER WWTP, Glen Rose: TX0135373, minor permit, discharging to DRAINAGE;BARKERS BRANCH;PALUXY RIV/N PALUXY RIV, permit term to March 11, 2024
- GFL GLEN ROSE TRANSFER STATION, Glen Rose: TXR05GZ98, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- GOLDEN HEIGHTS ADDITION, Glen Rose: TXR1504WY, minor permit, discharging to WHEELER BRANCH, permit term to March 4, 2028
- INGRAM CONCRETE GLEN ROSE PLANT, Glen Rose: TXG110956, minor permit, discharging to PRIVATE LAKE, permit term to November 7, 2021
- JESSICAS PROPERTY, Glen Rose: TXR05GK37, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ROCK RIDGE, Glen Rose: TXR1502UH, minor permit, discharging to PALUXY RIVER /NORTH PALUXY RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- SOMERVELL COUNTY WTP, Glen Rose: TX0131911, minor permit, discharging to WHEELER BRANCH;PAULXY RV/N PALUXY RV, permit term to March 18, 2024
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF GLEN ROSE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GLEN ROSE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0033316 |
| 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 | April 22, 2019 |
| Expiration date | April 22, 2024 |
| Address | Glen Rose, TX 76043 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB;VAN ZANT BRANCH;PALUXY RV |
| Subwatershed | Bowden Branch-Paluxy River (HUC 120602020111) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 89 | 35 | March 31, 2018 | 250% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 40 | 4 | May 31, 2015 | 58% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 55 | 1 | May 31, 2018 | 23% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 21 | 1 | October 31, 2018 | 507% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 54 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 12, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 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 TX0033316.
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