Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0069884
BISHOP CISD WWTP, Petronila, TX: NPDES TX0069884 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
BISHOP CISD WWTP, held by BISHOP CISD, holds NPDES permit TX0069884, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch; Petronila Ck Above Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued August 21, 2018 and expiring August 21, 2023.
BISHOP CISD WWTP, Petronila, Texas: Individual permit TX0069884, held by BISHOP CISD; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 21, 2018, term to August 21, 2023; discharges to UNNAMED DITCH; PETRONILA CK ABOVE TIDAL.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 285% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2024, largest 492% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 30% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2024, largest 126% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2007, largest 26,746% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2013.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 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.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 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.
- August 19, 2026: Letter to Regulated Entity (State).
- April 8, 2026: Under Review (State).
- September 16, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 852 were issued before TX0069884.
Coverages issued nearest TX0069884
- August 16, 2018: CHIMNEY ROCK WWTP, Fresno, TX0138126, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 24
- August 21, 2018: MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 15 WWTP, Conroe, TX0022055, held by MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 15
- August 21, 2018: NORTH PLANT WWTF, Silsbee, TX0023728, held by CITY OF SILSBEE
- August 21, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY WCID 50 EL LAGO WWTP, El Lago, TX0027146, held by HARRIS COUNTY WCID 50
- August 21, 2018: CLEVELAND EAST WWTP, Cleveland, TX0053481, held by CITY OF CLEVELAND
- August 28, 2018: ROYALWOOD MUD WWTP, Houston, TX0062952, held by ROYALWOOD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
- August 28, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO 285 WWTP NO 2, Houston, TX0092991, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 285
- August 28, 2018: MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 99 WWTF, Conroe, TX0127752, held by MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 99
- August 30, 2018: MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 96, Porter, TX0135682
- August 31, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 148 WWTP, Houston, TX0126161, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 418
BISHOP CISD WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the Gertrude Lubby Lake-Petronila Creek subwatershed (HUC 121102050606), TX0069884 among them. Its county holds 317, 24 of them major permits; TX0069884 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Gertrude Lubby Lake-Petronila Creek subwatershed (HUC 121102050606)
- LONDONTOWNE, Nueces: TXR1577UQ, minor permit, discharging to OSO BAY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- RANCHO VISTA, Corpus Christi: TXR1512NO, minor permit, discharging to OSO BAY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ROBSTOWN FACILITY CLAY FARM, Robstown: TXR1550RP, minor permit, discharging to PETRONILA CREEK ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- US ECOLOGY TEXAS, Robstown: TX0104400, minor permit, discharging to NUECES COUNTY DRAIN DITCH NO. 2, DITCH NO 1, permit term to June 1, 2021
- USET BS 1 CELL 51&52 CON, Robstown: TXR1591RO, minor permit, discharging to PETRONILA CREEK ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- USET BS 2, Robstown: TXR1590RO, minor permit, discharging to PETRONILA CREEK ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- YORKTOWN BOULEVARD RODD FIELD TO OSO CREEK BRIDGE, Corpus Christi: TXR1515RQ, minor permit, discharging to OSO BAY, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | BISHOP CISD WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BISHOP CISD |
| NPDES ID | TX0069884 |
| 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 | August 21, 2018 |
| Expiration date | August 21, 2023 |
| Address | Petronila, TX 78380 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH; PETRONILA CK ABOVE TIDAL |
| Subwatershed | Gertrude Lubby Lake-Petronila Creek (HUC 121102050606) |
| SIC | 8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 36With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 28 | 18 | December 31, 2025 | 285% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 14 | 8 | January 31, 2024 | 492% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 15 | 7 | March 31, 2026 | 30% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 17 | 1 | March 31, 2024 | 126% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 13 | 1 | January 31, 2007 | 26,746% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 8 | 1 | March 31, 2013 | |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 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 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0069884.
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2026 | Letter to Regulated Entity | State |
| April 8, 2026 | Under Review | State |
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