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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0086665

LAKE CONROE WWTF, Montgomery County, TX: NPDES TX0086665 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

LAKE CONROE WWTF, held by MHC TT INC, holds NPDES permit TX0086665, which discharges to Lake Conroe, San Jacinto River Basi. EPA’s file records it issued June 5, 2012 and expiring June 1, 2017.

LAKE CONROE WWTF, Montgomery County, Texas: Individual permit TX0086665, held by MHC TT INC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 5, 2012, term to June 1, 2017; discharges to LAKE CONROE, SAN JACINTO RIVER BASI.

  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2016, largest 77% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 21 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2013, largest 65% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2016, largest 69% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 1,273% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2008.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2010, largest 103% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 5 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.
  • Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Boundary areas: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Salmonella: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

LAKE CONROE WWTF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 76 discharge permits in the Town Creek-Conroe Lake subwatershed (HUC 120401010206), TX0086665 among them. Its county holds 1,439, 16 of them major permits; TX0086665 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Town Creek-Conroe Lake subwatershed (HUC 120401010206)

  • 10533 W FM 1097, Willis: TXR1568MO, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CONROE, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • 10918 DECATUR STREET, Willis: TXR1513ZB, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CONROE, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • ADF EXCAVATION PIT, Willis: TXR05DX64, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2021
  • BRIARLEY, Montgomery: TXR1579UB, minor permit, discharging to THE SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • CAPE CONROE, Montgomery: TXR1556XM, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CONROE, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • CHAPEL BEND, Montgomery: TXR1565ME, minor permit, discharging to CARWILE CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • CHAPEL RUN, Conroe: TXR1597XN, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • DEL LAGO ESTATES WWTP, Montgomery: TX0104060, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CONROE, permit term to June 1, 2022
  • DEL LAGO WWTF, Montgomery: TX0089630, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CONROE, permit term to June 1, 2022
  • DETENTION TO SERVE TRIB 4X-1 AT THE WOODLANDS HILL, Willis: TXR1560PF, minor permit, discharging to STEWARTS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028

Identity

Facility as filedLAKE CONROE WWTF
Permittee as filedMHC TT INC
NPDES IDTX0086665
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJune 5, 2012
Expiration dateJune 1, 2017
AddressMontgomery County, TX 77318
Receiving waterLAKE CONROE, SAN JACINTO RIVER BASI
SubwatershedTown Creek-Conroe Lake (HUC 120401010206)
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C35010September 30, 201677% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]12110May 31, 201365% over the limit
Solids, total suspended3459October 31, 201669% over the limit
E. coli2102June 30, 20151,273% over the limit
pH3321May 31, 2008
Chlorine, total residual2271November 30, 2010103% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2260
Arsenic, dry weight5250
Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]5250
Selenium, dry weight3150
Copper, dry weight3150
Cadmium, dry weight3150
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]3150
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]3150
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]3150
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]3150
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]3150
Nickel, total [as Ni]2100
Level of pathogen requirements achieved2100
Description of pathogen option used2100
Vector attraction reduction alternative used2100
Fecal coliform150
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]150
Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure150
Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method150
Annual amt of sludge incinerated150
Annual sludge production, total150
Annual amount of sludge land applied150
Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit150
Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill150
Annual amt sludge transported interstate150
Unit w/liner/leachate collection system150
Boundary areas150
Salmonella150
Pollutant table from 503.13150
Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement140
Annual whole sludge application rate100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0086665.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0086665.

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 TX0086665.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0086665 for the LAKE CONROE WWTF in Montgomery County, TX, held by MHC TT INC and administratively continued past its June 1, 2017 expiration. The facts list 37 pollutants on file, of which 6 are under a numeric limit and 6 have an effluent exceedance.