Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0091481
HARRIS COUNTY UD 16 WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0091481 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
HARRIS COUNTY UD 16 WWTP, held by HARRIS COUNTY UD 16, holds NPDES permit TX0091481, which discharges to Lateral H Of Turkey Ck,Hcfcd K-111-07-00;Turkey Ck. EPA’s file records it issued February 5, 2018 and expiring February 1, 2023.
HARRIS COUNTY UD 16 WWTP, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0091481, held by HARRIS COUNTY UD 16; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 5, 2018, term to February 1, 2023; discharges to LATERAL H OF TURKEY CK,HCFCD K-111-07-00;TURKEY CK.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 83 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2012, largest 213% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 71 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 69% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2019, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2026, largest 1% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 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.
- 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.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 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.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 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.
- 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.
- October 18, 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; 673 were issued before TX0091481.
Coverages issued nearest TX0091481
- January 31, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 180, Houston, TX0079529, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO. 180
- January 31, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 203 WWTP, Houston, TX0084875, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
- January 31, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 278 WWTP 1, Houston, TX0097071, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 278
- January 31, 2018: E MONTGOMERY CNTY MUD 3 WWTP, New Caney, TX0125300, held by EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD NO 3
- January 31, 2018: CITY OF DILLEY WTP, Dilley, TX0137928, held by DILLEY, CITY OF
- February 5, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 391 WWTP, Houston, TX0124770, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 391
- February 8, 2018: CLUTE-RICHWOOD WWTP, Richwood, TX0034436, held by CLUTE, CITY OF
- February 9, 2018: CYPRESS-KLEIN UD WWTP, Houston, TX0046779, held by CYPRESS-KLEIN UTILITY DISTRICT
- February 9, 2018: CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE WWTP, Fayetteville, TX0055077, held by CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE
- February 9, 2018: TRAIL OF THE LAKES MUD WWTP, Humble, TX0074021, held by TRAIL OF THE LAKES MUD
HARRIS COUNTY UD 16 WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 170 discharge permits in the Turkey Creek-Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020107), TX0091481 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0091481 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Turkey Creek-Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020107)
- AMAZONCOM SERVICES SAH1, Houston: TXR05GP18, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AMC FACILITIES WWTF, Houston: TX0083836, minor permit, discharging to ONSITE POND;UNNAMED DITCH;HCFCD P140-04-03, permit term to December 1, 2022
- AMERICAN BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS SUPPLY, Houston: TXR05GD66, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ARTHUR BAYER PARK WWTP, Houston: TX0096865, minor permit, discharging to LEMM GULLY; CYPRESS CREEK, permit term to February 1, 2018
- BASS PRO SHOPS OUTDOOR WORLD - SPRING, Spring: TXR1572PD, minor permit, discharging to WUNSCHE GULLY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BAUER HOCKLEY MINI STORAGE, Hockley: TXR1540YX, minor permit, discharging to LAKE HOUSTON, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRADBURY FOREST SECTION 11-14, Spring: TXR1511NG, minor permit, discharging to SPRING CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BRIDGESTONE MUD WWTP NO. 1, Houston: TX0072150, major permit, discharging to SEALS GULLY, CYPRESS CREEK, permit term to April 13, 2024
- BRIDGESTONE MUD WWTP NO. 2, Tomball: TX0140643, minor permit, discharging to SPRING CREEK, permit term to March 14, 2027
- BRIDGESTONE WWTP NO 1 IMPROVEMENTS, Spring: TXR1566XA, minor permit, discharging to CYPRESS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | HARRIS COUNTY UD 16 WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HARRIS COUNTY UD 16 |
| NPDES ID | TX0091481 |
| 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 | February 5, 2018 |
| Expiration date | February 1, 2023 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77073 |
| Receiving water | LATERAL H OF TURKEY CK,HCFCD K-111-07-00;TURKEY CK |
| Subwatershed | Turkey Creek-Cypress Creek (HUC 120401020107) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 83 | 17 | May 31, 2012 | 213% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 71 | 5 | June 30, 2025 | 69% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 6 | 2 | August 31, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 45 | 1 | April 30, 2026 | 1% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 66 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0091481.
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 TX0091481.
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