Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0066478
BLUE BELL MANOR WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0066478 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BLUE BELL MANOR WWTP, held by BLUE BELL MANOR UTILITY CO INC, holds NPDES permit TX0066478, which discharges to Halls Bayou; Greens Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued June 20, 2018 and expiring June 20, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BLUE BELL MANOR WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BLUE BELL MANOR UTILITY CO INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0066478 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 20, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 20, 2023 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77038 |
| Receiving water | HALLS BAYOU; GREENS BAYOU |
| Subwatershed | Halls Bayou (HUC 120401040604) |
| SIC | 6515 – Mobile Home Site Operators |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 29With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 41 | 23 | May 31, 2024 | 470% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 15 | 11 | September 30, 2025 | 1,110% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 23 | 5 | August 31, 2014 | 87% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 20 | 5 | June 30, 2026 | 32% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 9 | 3 | April 30, 2026 | 15% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 19 | 1 | April 30, 2020 | 10% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 13 | 1 | October 31, 2025 | 21% over the limit |
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2004 | 60% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 1 | 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 | ||
| 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 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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