Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0066656
VERANDA WWTP, Baytown, TX: NPDES TX0066656 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
VERANDA WWTP, held by AQUA TEXAS INC, holds NPDES permit TX0066656, which discharges to Ponds;Unnamed Trib;Cotton Bayou;Cotton Lake;High T. EPA’s file records it issued July 12, 2018 and expiring July 12, 2023.
VERANDA WWTP, Baytown, Texas: Individual permit TX0066656, held by AQUA TEXAS INC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 12, 2018, term to July 12, 2023; discharges to PONDS;UNNAMED TRIB;COTTON BAYOU;COTTON LAKE;HIGH T.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 202 violations of any kind, 144 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2021, largest 1,460% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 6 limits, 96 violations of any kind, 59 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 114 violations of any kind, 57 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2022, largest 797% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 72 violations of any kind, 34 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 50% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 41 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2024, largest 120% over the limit.
- E. coli: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2020, largest 29% over the limit.
- pH: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 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.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 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.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- November 29, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- October 15, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 28, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Other permits held by AQUA TEXAS INC
- CREEKSIDE ESTATES WWTP, Spring: TX0026247, issued April 6, 2017
- SHADOW BAY WWTP, Montgomery County: TX0027391, issued August 9, 2017
- COLONIAL HILLS WWTP, Houston: TX0027707, issued December 28, 2017
- B& AMP W GATHERINGS WWTP, Granite Shoals: TX0062014, issued December 23, 2019
- BUFFALO CREEK WWTP, Rockwall: TX0066401, issued July 12, 2007
- COUNTRYSIDE ESTATES WWTP, Nederland: TX0067474, issued July 2, 2019
- PINE TRAILS WWTP, City Of Houston: TX0068683, issued July 12, 2018
- INDUSTRIAL UTILITIES WWTP, Houston: TX0079383, issued June 14, 2018
- WILLOW OAKS WWTP, Tomball: TX0083976, issued April 16, 2018
- OAKWOOD VILLAGE WWTP, Spring: TX0085693, issued March 12, 2018
VERANDA WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 28 discharge permits in the Cotton Bayou-Old River subwatershed (HUC 120302030307), TX0066656 among them. Its county holds 197, 10 of them major permits; TX0066656 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Cotton Bayou-Old River subwatershed (HUC 120302030307)
- CARSON BAY 10 NORTH, Baytown: TXR1572WE, minor permit, discharging to DUTTON LAKE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CCID 3 WWTP, Mont Belvieu: TX0140333, minor permit, discharging to Trinity Bay, permit term to January 12, 2026
- CHAMBERS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER, Anahuac: TXR1515RN, minor permit, discharging to ANAHUAC DITCH, permit term to March 4, 2028
- COTTON BAYOU PARK, Cove: TX0085961, minor permit, discharging to COTTON BAYOU;COTTON LK;UNNAMED CHAN;HIGH TREE BAYO, permit term to June 20, 2023
- CRESSWIND COVE, Cove: TXR1508MT, minor permit, discharging to COTTON BAYOU ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CRESSWIND COVE, Cove: TXR1584OM, minor permit, discharging to COTTON BAYOU ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CRESSWIND COVE WWTF, Cove: TX0143987, minor permit, discharging to VIA PIPE TO UNDERGROUND; COTTON BAYOU;UNNAMED CHAN, permit term to September 29, 2028
- FM 565 TURN LANES FM 3180 TO 0.5 MILES WEST, Baytown: TXR1503TH, minor permit, discharging to COTTON BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
- HEIGHTS OF BAYTOWN SECTION 3, Baytown: TXR1529UA, minor permit, discharging to BAR DITCH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 99, permit term to March 4, 2028
- LAYDOWN YARD, Baytown: TXR1518OL, minor permit, discharging to DUTTON LAKE, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | VERANDA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AQUA TEXAS INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0066656 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 12, 2018 |
| Expiration date | July 12, 2023 |
| Address | Baytown, TX 77580 |
| Receiving water | PONDS;UNNAMED TRIB;COTTON BAYOU;COTTON LAKE;HIGH T |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cotton Bayou-Old River (HUC 120302030307) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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] | 6 | 202 | 144 | June 30, 2021 | 1,460% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 96 | 59 | December 31, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 114 | 57 | June 30, 2022 | 797% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 72 | 34 | June 30, 2026 | 50% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 41 | 19 | August 31, 2024 | 120% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 18 | 16 | April 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 13 | 1 | October 31, 2020 | 29% over the limit |
| pH | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 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 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 29, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 15, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 28, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0066656.
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 TX0066656.
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