NPDES TX0034916 · Clean Water Act
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0034916 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT WWTP, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0034916, held by CITY OF HOUSTON; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued January 30, 2018, term to December 1, 2022; discharges to HCFCDD P140-00-00, GREENS BAYOU ABO.
42 of the 50 pollutants listed for NPDES TX0034916 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- E. coli: 8 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 246% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 188% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2009, largest 103% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2012, largest 60% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2008, largest 20% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 7 limits.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 7 limits.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits.
- IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits.
- IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits.
- IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits.
- IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits.
- IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits.
- IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits.
- IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits.
- IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit.
- Salmonella: 1 limit.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit.
- August 1, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 663 were issued before TX0034916. CITY OF HOUSTON holds 13 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by CITY OF HOUSTON
- IMPERIAL VALLEY WWTP, Houston: TX0020478, issued 2018-03-26
- HARRIS COUNTY WCID 76 WWTP, Houston: TX0025291, issued 2018-02-13
- EASTHAVEN WWTP, Houston: TX0034886, issued 2017-11-02
- SOUTHWEST WWTP, Houston: TX0062995, issued 2018-01-24
- NORTHEAST WWTP, Houston: TX0063037, issued 2018-07-31
- HARRIS COUNTY WCID 47 WWTP, Houston: TX0063045, issued 2017-10-17
- CHOCOLATE BAYOU WWTP, Houston: TX0063061, issued 2017-12-21
- BELTWAY WWTP, Houston: TX0065307, issued 2017-12-21
- TIDWELL TIMBERS WWTP, Houston: TX0101460, issued 2018-02-13
- WILLOWBROOK WWTP, Houston: TX0113131, issued 2017-12-27
Coverages issued nearest TX0034916
- 2018-01-26: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 189 WWTP, Houston: TX0083712, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 189
- 2018-01-26: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 37 WWTP, Fort Bend County: TX0087157, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 37
- 2018-01-26: RANKIN ROAD WEST MUD WWTP, Houston: TX0097047, held by RANKIN ROAD WEST MUD
- 2018-01-26: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 400 WWTP, Houston: TX0125661, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 400
- 2018-01-30: CITY OF WAELDER WWTP, Waelder: TX0034452, held by CITY OF WAELDER
- 2018-01-30: FORT BEND COUNTY WCID 2 WWTP, Stafford: TX0099511, held by FORT BEND COUNTY WCID 2
- 2018-01-30: HARBORLIGHT MARINA AND RESORT WWTP, Hemphill: TX0134929, held by HARBORLIGHT MARINA & RESORT LLC
- 2018-01-31: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 49 WWTP, Houston: TX0074446, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 49
- 2018-01-31: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 180, Houston: TX0079529, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 180
- 2018-01-31: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 203 WWTP, Houston: TX0084875, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT WWTP among its neighbors
181 discharge permits are in the Upper Greens Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040603); TX0034916 is one. Its county: 4,455, 195 major; TX0034916 is major permit.
Other permits in the Upper Greens Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040603)
- 3S-SUPERIOR SEALING SERVICES, Houston: TXRNECF70, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- 6410 WINFIELD RD, Houston: TXR1550VH, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- 7515 RANKIN RD, Humble: TXR1506YI, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- ACC HOU - PINAFORE, Houston: TXR05GR38, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- ACCUWELD, Houston: TXRNEBO60, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- AIRTEX CBP, Houston: TXG111552, minor, term to 2021-11-07
- ALD WEST II, Houston: TXR1559YE, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- ALDINE FOREST WWTP, Houston: TX0069582, minor, term to 2022-12-01
- ALDINE ISD CHRISMAN RD WTP, Houston: TX0094188, minor, term to 2022-12-01
- ALDINE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WWTP, Houston: TX0078808, minor, term to 2014-12-01
Identity
| Facility | INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | CITY OF HOUSTON |
| NPDES ID | TX0034916 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Major |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 30, 2018 |
| Expires | December 1, 2022 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77032 |
| Receiving water | HCFCDD P140-00-00, GREENS BAYOU ABO |
| Subwatershed | Upper Greens Bayou (HUC 120401040603) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
NPDES TX0034916: effluent limits and exceedances
INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT WWTP (NPDES TX0034916): 50 pollutants on file, 50 limited; 8 with a violation of any kind, 6 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 8 | 17 | 17 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 5 | 5 | June 30, 2025 | 246% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 3 | 3 | July 31, 2024 | 188% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2009 | 103% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2012 | 60% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2008 | 20% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES TX0034916: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES TX0034916: 1 single-event violation
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
NPDES TX0034916 (INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT WWTP): no inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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Permits near NPDES TX0034916
NPDES TX0034916: 50 pollutant rows, 1 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.