Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0056189
CITY OF SNOOK WWTP, Snook, TX: NPDES TX0056189 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF SNOOK WWTP, held by SNOOK, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0056189, which discharges to Old River;Brazos River Above Navasota River. EPA’s file records it issued March 17, 2020 and expiring March 17, 2025.
CITY OF SNOOK WWTP, Snook, Texas: Individual permit TX0056189, held by SNOOK, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 17, 2020, term to March 17, 2025; discharges to OLD RIVER;BRAZOS RIVER ABOVE NAVASOTA RIVER.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 245 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2025, largest 1,105% over the limit.
- E. coli: 4 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 153 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2012, largest 501% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 78 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2021, largest 13% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 161 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2014.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 230 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 152 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- March 31, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- March 31, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- March 25, 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; 1,343 were issued before TX0056189.
Coverages issued nearest TX0056189
- March 12, 2020: PETTUS MUD WWTP, Pettus, TX0054780, held by PETTUS MUD
- March 12, 2020: CITY OF ALAMO WWTP, Alamo, TX0057622, held by ALAMO, CITY OF
- March 12, 2020: CITY OF EAGLE LAKE WWTP, Eagle Lake, TX0072885, held by EAGLE LAKE, CITY OF
- March 12, 2020: SINGING HILLS WWTP, Spring Branch, TX0133914, held by BULVERDE, CITY OF
- March 12, 2020: RIO VISTA WWTF, Rio Vista, TX0135411, held by RIO VISTA, CITY OF
- March 17, 2020: MUDDY CREEK REGIONAL WWTP, Wylie, TX0123561, held by NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
- March 17, 2020: EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD NO 12 WWTP, Splendora, TX0138860, held by EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD NO 12
- March 17, 2020: WALLER COUNTY MUD 19 WWTP, Brookshire, TX0139149, held by WALLER CO MUD 19 C/O ABHR LLP
- March 18, 2020: LULING NORTH WWTP, Luling, TX0022764, held by LULING, CITY OF
- March 18, 2020: UPPER MARTINEZ CREEK WWTP, San Antonio, TX0024082, held by SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY
CITY OF SNOOK WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 56 discharge permits in the White Creek-Brazos River subwatershed (HUC 120701010705), TX0056189 among them. Its county holds 29, 0 of them major permits; TX0056189 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the White Creek-Brazos River subwatershed (HUC 120701010705)
- 3729 COOPER CT, College Station: TXR1512TA, minor permit, discharging to HOPES CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 3737 COOPER CT, College Station: TXR1531ZA, minor permit, discharging to LICK CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 3757 COOPER COURT, College Station: TXR1571QU, minor permit, discharging to HOPES CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ADM DEERLAND COLLEGE STATION, College Station: TXR05GX37, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ADM DEERLAND COLLEGE STATION, College Station: TXR05HC90, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2031
- ASHER TURKEY CREEK, College Station: TXR1510RO, minor permit, discharging to WHITE CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BERRY IV HOMES, College Station: TXR1503VA, minor permit, discharging to BRAZOS RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRAYTON FIRE TRAINING FIELD, College Station: TX0090883, minor permit, discharging to WHITE CREEK, BRAZOS RIVER ABOVE NAV, permit term to March 22, 2024
- BRAZOS VALLEY DISPOSAL FACILITY, College Station: TXR1517XQ, minor permit, discharging to BRAZOS RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CADENCE CREEK MISSION RANCH, College Station: TXR1590ZA, minor permit, discharging to HOPES CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF SNOOK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SNOOK, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0056189 |
| 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 | March 17, 2020 |
| Expiration date | March 17, 2025 |
| Address | Snook, TX 77878 |
| Receiving water | OLD RIVER;BRAZOS RIVER ABOVE NAVASOTA RIVER |
| Subwatershed | White Creek-Brazos River (HUC 120701010705) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 245 | 21 | October 31, 2025 | 1,105% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 21 | 9 | May 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 153 | 2 | January 31, 2012 | 501% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 78 | 2 | October 31, 2021 | 13% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 161 | 1 | September 30, 2014 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 230 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 152 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 25, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 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 TX0056189.
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