NPDES TX0046639 · Clean Water Act
BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0046639 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0046639, held by BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued May 18, 2018, term to May 18, 2023; discharges to CYPRESS CREEK.
3 of the 55 pollutants listed for NPDES TX0046639 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2022, largest 618% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 5 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 53,950% over the limit.
- pH: 5 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2020.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2019, largest 63% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2007, largest 203% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 100% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 7% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 6 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2016, largest 35% over the limit.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- Solids, total dissolved: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit.
- February 21, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- November 12, 2020: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 783 were issued before TX0046639.
Coverages issued nearest TX0046639
- 2018-05-14: NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD 19 WWTP, Houston: TX0081264, held by NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD 19
- 2018-05-14: ANNE LOUISE EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX, Houston: TX0115797, held by ALDINE ISD
- 2018-05-16: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 24 WWTP, Houston: TX0076856, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 24
- 2018-05-16: NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD 32 WWTP, Harris County: TX0098647, held by NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 32
- 2018-05-17: ENCANTO REAL UD WWTP, Klein: TX0042099, held by ENCANTO REAL UTILITY DISTRICT
- 2018-05-18: TIMBER LANE UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, Houston: TX0046680, held by TIMBER LANE UTILITY DISTRICT
- 2018-05-21: SAVOY WWTP, Savoy: TX0023299, held by CITY OF SOVOY
- 2018-05-22: GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 12 WWTP, Kemah: TX0078441, held by GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 12
- 2018-05-23: J L LYONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP, Magnolia: TX0110663, held by MAGNOLIA ISD
- 2018-05-23: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 165 WWTP 2, Cypress: TX0136611, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 165
BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP among its neighbors
121 discharge permits are in the Marshall Lake-Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020106); TX0046639 is one. Its county: 4,455, 195 major; TX0046639 is major permit.
Other permits in the Marshall Lake-Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020106)
- ALTA LACEY ROAD, Tomball: TXR1599XG, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- AMPLIFY TOMBALL, Tomball: TXR1556TH, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- APEX OIL & GAS, INC., Houston: GMG290176, minor, term to 2012-09-30
- ASHER SPRING CYPRESS, Houston: TXR1539WZ, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- BEARDED FOX BREWING, Tomball: TXRNECD24, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- BECK AND MASTEN KIA PHASE 2, Tomball: TXR1513YF, minor, term to 2028-03-04
- BILMA PUD - WWTP, Houston: TX0077941, minor, term to 2023-02-01
- BRICCO METAL FINISHING, Cypress: TXR05GL91, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- BRICCO METAL FINISHING, Cypress: TXRNEBU18, minor, term to 2026-08-13
- CAMERON ROAD, Waller: TXR1587YC, minor, term to 2028-03-04
Identity
| Facility | BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | TX0046639 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Major |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 18, 2018 |
| Expires | May 18, 2023 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77379 |
| Receiving water | CYPRESS CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Marshall Lake-Cypress Creek (HUC 120401020106) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
NPDES TX0046639: effluent limits and exceedances
BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP (NPDES TX0046639): 55 pollutants on file, 54 limited; 52 with a violation of any kind, 8 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 17 | 11 | July 31, 2022 | 618% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 5 | 39 | 9 | April 30, 2024 | 53,950% over the limit |
| pH | 5 | 23 | 8 | September 30, 2020 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 28 | 7 | July 31, 2019 | 63% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 19 | 5 | April 30, 2007 | 203% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 25 | 4 | June 30, 2024 | 100% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 11 | 4 | June 30, 2025 | 7% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 24 | 3 | April 30, 2016 | 35% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES TX0046639: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES TX0046639: 2 single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 12, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
NPDES TX0046639 (BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP): no inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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Permits near NPDES TX0046639
NPDES TX0046639: 55 pollutant rows, 2 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.