Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0072770
BLACKHAWK CREEK WWTP, Whitehouse, TX: NPDES TX0072770 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 54Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 3Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BLACKHAWK CREEK WWTP, held by WHITEHOUSE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0072770, which discharges to Blackhawk Creek, Mud Creek, Angelin. EPA’s file records it issued August 24, 2016 and expiring August 1, 2021.
BLACKHAWK CREEK WWTP, Whitehouse, Texas: Individual permit TX0072770, held by WHITEHOUSE, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 24, 2016, term to August 1, 2021; discharges to BLACKHAWK CREEK, MUD CREEK, ANGELIN.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 48 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2025, largest 201% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 41 violations of any kind, 26 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 458% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2006, largest 124% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 35,329% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 11 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2023, largest 49% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 62 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2006, largest 116% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2008, largest 1% over the limit.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 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.
- 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.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- October 13, 2026: Follow-Up (S).
- June 4, 2026: Follow-Up (S).
- April 13, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
- March 4, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- November 2, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- March 19, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 298 were issued before TX0072770.
Coverages issued nearest TX0072770
- August 10, 2016: CITY OF CORRIGAN WWTP, Corrigan, TX0133787, held by CITY OF CORRIGAN
- August 11, 2016: CITY OF DAISETTA WWTP, Daisetta, TX0126837, held by DAISETTA, CITY OF
- August 11, 2016: CITY OF PENITAS WWTP, Penitas, TX0131491, held by PENITAS, CITY OF
- August 15, 2016: CITY OF NOME WWTP, Nome, TX0054178, held by NOME, CITY OF
- August 15, 2016: CITY OF TRINITY WWTP, Trinity, TX0088811, held by TRINITY, CITY OF
- August 24, 2016: SUNDACE COVE WWTP, City Of Houston, TX0136816, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 525
- August 31, 2016: CITY OF LAKEPORT WWTP, Lakeport, TX0128856, held by LAKEPORT, CITY OF
- September 6, 2016: CITY OF TATUM WWTP, Tatum, TX0022551, held by TATUM, CITY OF
- September 6, 2016: TOWN OF OAK RIDGE WWTP, Gainesville, TX0105899, held by OAK RIDGE, TOWN OF
- September 7, 2016: CITY OF MUENSTER WWTP, Muenster, TX0021792, held by MUENSTER, CITY OF
BLACKHAWK CREEK WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Blackhawk Creek-Mud Creek subwatershed (HUC 120200040106), TX0072770 among them. Its county holds 241, 6 of them major permits; TX0072770 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Blackhawk Creek-Mud Creek subwatershed (HUC 120200040106)
- CITY OF ARP WWTF, Arp: TX0054194, minor permit, discharging to Angelina River Above Sam Rayburn Reservoir, permit term to August 30, 2026
- COVIA TROUP FACILITY, Troup: TXR05FD69, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- FORESTDALE PARK, Whitehouse: TXR1551YO, minor permit, discharging to BLACKHAWK CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- JHL TIMBER, Troup: TXR05DG19, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2021
- KLUBER LUBRICATION NA, Tyler: TXR05FQ89, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- MCELROY PLASTICS, Troup: TXR05GG93, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- PARK MEADOWS, Whitehouse: TXR1576NJ, minor permit, discharging to TRIBUTARY OF BLACKHAWK CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- PARK MEADOWS UNIT ONE PHASE TWO, Whitehouse: TXR1514RI, minor permit, discharging to BLACKHAWK CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- TROUP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Troup: TXR1537UL, minor permit, discharging to LAKE JACKSONVILLE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- VILLAS ON MAIN STREET, Whitehouse: TXR1502WP, minor permit, discharging to MUD CK, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | BLACKHAWK CREEK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WHITEHOUSE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0072770 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 24, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 1, 2021 |
| Address | Whitehouse, TX 75791 |
| Receiving water | BLACKHAWK CREEK, MUD CREEK, ANGELIN |
| Subwatershed | Blackhawk Creek-Mud Creek (HUC 120200040106) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 54Pollutants on file
- 54Under a numeric limit
- 54With 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] | 6 | 64 | 48 | July 31, 2025 | 201% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 41 | 26 | May 31, 2024 | 458% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 32 | 17 | May 31, 2006 | 124% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 26 | 13 | July 31, 2026 | 35,329% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 11 | 6 | August 31, 2023 | 49% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 16 | 4 | April 30, 2023 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 62 | 2 | February 28, 2006 | 116% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 11 | 1 | January 31, 2008 | 1% over the limit |
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 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 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 19, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 13, 2026 | Follow-Up | S |
| June 4, 2026 | Follow-Up | S |
| March 4, 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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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