Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0074217
STRACK WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0074217 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 31Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
STRACK WWTP, held by TILLES, TINA LEE, holds NPDES permit TX0074217, which discharges to Underground Culvert; Concrete Ditch; Cypress Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 29, 2019 and expiring January 29, 2024.
STRACK WWTP, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0074217, held by TILLES, TINA LEE; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 29, 2019, term to January 29, 2024; discharges to UNDERGROUND CULVERT; CONCRETE DITCH; CYPRESS CREEK.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 207 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 313% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 139 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 172% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 202 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2011, largest 567% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 390% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2014.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 133 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2012, largest 18% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 67 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2015, largest 33% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 201 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 30, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 990 were issued before TX0074217.
Coverages issued nearest TX0074217
- January 23, 2019: CITY OF BRUCEVILLE-EDDY WWTP, Mclennan County, TX0138797, held by BRUCEVILLE EDDY, CITY OF
- January 29, 2019: CITY OF FRANKLIN WWTP, Franklin, TX0021318, held by FRANKLIN CITY OF
- January 29, 2019: HILLEBRANDT WWTP, Beaumont, TX0046990, held by BEAUMONT, CITY OF
- January 29, 2019: GROESBECK WWTP, Limestone County, TX0054445, held by GROESBECK, CITY OF
- January 29, 2019: FABENS WWTP, El Paso County, TX0065013, held by EL PASO COUNTY WCID NO. 4
- January 29, 2019: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 41 WWTP, Fort Bend County, TX0089249, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 41
- January 29, 2019: CITY OF GRAFORD WWTP, Graford, TX0104752, held by GRAFORD, CITY OF
- January 29, 2019: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 25 WWTP 2, Sugar Land, TX0132217, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 25
- January 30, 2019: SUB REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Houston, TX0025062, held by HARRIS COUNTY FWSD 51
- January 31, 2019: CITY OF ARCOLA WWTP, Arcola, TX0102385, held by ARCOLA, CITY OF
STRACK WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 121 discharge permits in the Marshall Lake-Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020106), TX0074217 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0074217 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Marshall Lake-Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020106)
- ALTA LACEY ROAD, Tomball: TXR1599XG, minor permit, discharging to DRY GULLY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- AMPLIFY TOMBALL, Tomball: TXR1556TH, minor permit, discharging to DRY GULLY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- APEX OIL & GAS, INC., Houston: GMG290176, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2012
- ASHER SPRING CYPRESS, Houston: TXR1539WZ, minor permit, discharging to DRY GULLY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BAMMEL UTILITY DISTRICT WWTP, Houston: TX0046639, major permit, discharging to CYPRESS CREEK, permit term to May 18, 2023
- BEARDED FOX BREWING, Tomball: TXRNECD24, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- BECK AND MASTEN KIA PHASE 2, Tomball: TXR1513YF, minor permit, discharging to DRY GULLY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BILMA PUD - WWTP, Houston: TX0077941, minor permit, discharging to HCFCD K131-03-00;SPRING GULLY;CYPRESS CK, permit term to February 1, 2023
- BRICCO METAL FINISHING, Cypress: TXR05GL91, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- BRICCO METAL FINISHING, Cypress: TXRNEBU18, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | STRACK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TILLES, TINA LEE |
| NPDES ID | TX0074217 |
| 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 |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 29, 2019 |
| Expiration date | January 29, 2024 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77069 |
| Receiving water | UNDERGROUND CULVERT; CONCRETE DITCH; CYPRESS CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Marshall Lake-Cypress Creek (HUC 120401020106) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 31Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 207 | 11 | September 30, 2025 | 313% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 139 | 6 | March 31, 2026 | 172% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 202 | 4 | April 30, 2011 | 567% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 43 | 3 | December 31, 2025 | 390% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 138 | 2 | April 30, 2014 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 133 | 1 | October 31, 2012 | 18% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 67 | 1 | May 31, 2015 | 33% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 201 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0074217.
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 TX0074217.
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