Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0046680
TIMBER LANE UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0046680 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 56Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
TIMBER LANE UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, held by TIMBER LANE UTILITY DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit TX0046680, which discharges to Schultz Gully, Cypress Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 18, 2018 and expiring May 18, 2023.
TIMBER LANE UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0046680, held by TIMBER LANE UTILITY DISTRICT; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 18, 2018, term to May 18, 2023; discharges to SCHULTZ GULLY, CYPRESS CREEK.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 64 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 30 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2012, largest 632% over the limit.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 3 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2021, largest 297% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2013, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 6 limits, 67 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2010, largest 35% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 93 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2015, largest 11% over the limit.
- Solids, total dissolved: 3 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2017, largest 20% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2006, largest 3% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 69 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]: 3 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 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.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 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.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 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.
- November 30, 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; 783 were issued before TX0046680.
Coverages issued nearest TX0046680
- May 14, 2018: ANNE LOUISE EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX, Houston, TX0115797, held by ALDINE ISD
- May 16, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 24 WWTP, Houston, TX0076856, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 24
- May 16, 2018: NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD 32 WWTP, Harris County, TX0098647, held by NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 32
- May 17, 2018: ENCANTO REAL UD WWTP, Klein, TX0042099, held by ENCANTO REAL UTILITY DISTRICT
- May 18, 2018: BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, Houston, TX0046639, held by BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT
- May 21, 2018: SAVOY WWTP, Savoy, TX0023299, held by CITY OF SOVOY
- May 22, 2018: GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 12 WWTP, Kemah, TX0078441, held by GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 12
- May 23, 2018: J L LYONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WWTP, Magnolia, TX0110663, held by MAGNOLIA ISD
- May 23, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 165 WWTP 2, Cypress, TX0136611, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 165
- May 24, 2018: SUNBELT FWSD WWTP, Houston, TX0021261, held by SUNBELT FWSD
TIMBER LANE UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 170 discharge permits in the Turkey Creek-Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020107), TX0046680 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0046680 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Turkey Creek-Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020107)
- AMAZONCOM SERVICES SAH1, Houston: TXR05GP18, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AMC FACILITIES WWTF, Houston: TX0083836, minor permit, discharging to ONSITE POND;UNNAMED DITCH;HCFCD P140-04-03, permit term to December 1, 2022
- AMERICAN BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS SUPPLY, Houston: TXR05GD66, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ARTHUR BAYER PARK WWTP, Houston: TX0096865, minor permit, discharging to LEMM GULLY; CYPRESS CREEK, permit term to February 1, 2018
- BASS PRO SHOPS OUTDOOR WORLD - SPRING, Spring: TXR1572PD, minor permit, discharging to WUNSCHE GULLY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BAUER HOCKLEY MINI STORAGE, Hockley: TXR1540YX, minor permit, discharging to LAKE HOUSTON, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRADBURY FOREST SECTION 11-14, Spring: TXR1511NG, minor permit, discharging to SPRING CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRIDGESTONE MUD WWTP NO. 1, Houston: TX0072150, major permit, discharging to SEALS GULLY, CYPRESS CREEK, permit term to April 13, 2024
- BRIDGESTONE MUD WWTP NO. 2, Tomball: TX0140643, minor permit, discharging to SPRING CREEK, permit term to March 14, 2027
- BRIDGESTONE WWTP NO 1 IMPROVEMENTS, Spring: TXR1566XA, minor permit, discharging to CYPRESS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | TIMBER LANE UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TIMBER LANE UTILITY DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | TX0046680 |
| 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 | May 18, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 18, 2023 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77373 |
| Receiving water | SCHULTZ GULLY, CYPRESS CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Turkey Creek-Cypress Creek (HUC 120401020107) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 57Pollutants on file
- 56Under a numeric limit
- 34With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 64 | 64 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 75 | 30 | March 31, 2012 | 632% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 3 | 78 | 9 | November 30, 2021 | 297% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 47 | 5 | September 30, 2013 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 67 | 4 | August 31, 2010 | 35% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 93 | 2 | May 31, 2015 | 11% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 68 | 2 | February 28, 2017 | 20% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 23 | 1 | July 31, 2006 | 3% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 69 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 46 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0046680.
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 TX0046680.
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