Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0069108
CITY OF ORCHARD WWTF, Orchard, TX: NPDES TX0069108 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CITY OF ORCHARD WWTF, held by ORCHARD, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0069108, which discharges to Sandy Branch;Pbrazos River. EPA’s file records it issued July 24, 2014 and expiring July 1, 2019.
CITY OF ORCHARD WWTF, Orchard, Texas: Individual permit TX0069108, held by ORCHARD, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 24, 2014, term to July 1, 2019; discharges to SANDY BRANCH;PBRAZOS RIVER.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 36 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2021, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 35 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2022, largest 2,124% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2024.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2025, largest 350% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2021, largest 275% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 1,476% over the limit.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 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.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- July 20, 2024: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 111 were issued before TX0069108. ORCHARD, CITY OF holds 2 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by ORCHARD, CITY OF
- CITY OF ORCHARD WWTP, Orchard: TX0146927, issued March 27, 2026
Coverages issued nearest TX0069108
- May 22, 2014: SOUTHEAST WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, Lubbock, TX0106071, held by LUBBOCK, CITY OF
- May 30, 2014: PECAN BRANCH WWTP, Georgetown, TX0114006, held by GEORGETOWN, CITY OF
- June 6, 2014: CITY OF ALVORD WWTP, Alvord, TX0057631, held by ALVORD, CITY OF
- June 17, 2014: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 285 WWTP, Houston, TX0095451, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 285
- July 7, 2014: SIENNA PLANTATION MUD 5 WWTP 4, Missouri City, TX0127868, held by SIENNA PLANTATION MUD NO 5
- July 31, 2014: JACKSON STREET WWTP, Orange, TX0073423, held by ORANGE, CITY OF
- September 4, 2014: WILBARGER CREEK REGIONAL WWTP, Manor, TX0132179, held by PFLUGERVILLE, CITY OF
- September 15, 2014: BOLING WWTP, Boling, TX0033910, held by BOLING MWD
- September 15, 2014: CITY OF THORNTON WWTP, Thornton, TX0075639, held by THORNTON, CITY OF
- September 16, 2014: LEON ISD WWTP, Jewett, TX0135127, held by LEON ISD
CITY OF ORCHARD WWTF among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 38 discharge permits in the Sandy Branch-Brazos River subwatershed (HUC 120701040401), TX0069108 among them. Its county holds 1,100, 41 of them major permits; TX0069108 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Sandy Branch-Brazos River subwatershed (HUC 120701040401)
- 723 FORT BEN PARTNERS, Richmond: TX0132136, minor permit, permit term to July 1, 2014
- 723 FT BEND PARTNERS WWTP, (4750 Fm 723) In Ft Ben: TX0131865, not classed
- AMANDERA, Richmond: TXR1507XP, minor permit, discharging to BRAZOS RIVER BELOW NAVASOTA RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- AMANDERA, Richmond: TXR1545UC, minor permit, discharging to BRAZOS RIVER BELOW NAVASOTA RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRAZOS ISD PROP A RENOVATIONS & ADDITIONS ES, Orchard: TXR1580YV, minor permit, discharging to SANDY BRANCH, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BUMBLEBEE RECYCLING, Rosenberg: TXR05HA61, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- CAMPBELL PLANT 33 ROSENBERG, Rosenberg: TXG111041, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIB TO BRAZOS RVR BELOW NAVASOTA RVR, permit term to November 7, 2021
- CITY OF ORCHARD WWTP, Orchard: TX0146927, minor permit, discharging to Brazos River Below Navasota River, permit term to March 27, 2031
- CITY OF ROSENBERG WWTP 1A, Rosenberg: TX0098914, major permit, discharging to DRAINAGE DITCH, BRAZOS RIVER BELOW NAVASOTA RV, permit term to October 15, 2022
- FM 723 BATCH PLANT, Richmond: TXG114023, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF ORCHARD WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ORCHARD, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0069108 |
| 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 | July 24, 2014 |
| Expiration date | July 1, 2019 |
| Address | Orchard, TX 77464 |
| Receiving water | SANDY BRANCH;PBRAZOS RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Sandy Branch-Brazos River (HUC 120701040401) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 54 | 36 | May 31, 2021 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 53 | 35 | April 30, 2022 | 2,124% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 40 | 15 | August 31, 2024 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 24 | 10 | May 31, 2025 | 350% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 34 | 7 | February 28, 2021 | 275% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 11 | 5 | April 30, 2023 | 1,476% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2024 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0069108.
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 TX0069108.
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