Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0095583
MARTINEZ II WWTP, Converse, TX: NPDES TX0095583 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MARTINEZ II WWTP, held by SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY, holds NPDES permit TX0095583, which discharges to Martinez Creek, Lower Cibolo Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 31, 2020 and expiring July 31, 2025.
MARTINEZ II WWTP, Converse, Texas: Individual permit TX0095583, held by SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 31, 2020, term to July 31, 2025; discharges to MARTINEZ CREEK, LOWER CIBOLO CREEK.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 35 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 130% over the limit.
- E. coli: 10 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 60,050% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2024, largest 21% over the limit.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 7 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 7 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- June 11, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 25, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,414 were issued before TX0095583. SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY holds 6 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY
- UPPER MARTINEZ CREEK WWTP, San Antonio: TX0024082, issued March 18, 2020
- SALATRILLO CREEK WWTP, San Antonio: TX0053074, issued August 11, 2020
- MARTINEZ III WWTF, San Antonio: TX0117536, issued December 16, 2014
- MARTINEZ IV WWTP, San Antonio: TX0129861, issued April 22, 2015
- FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY WWTP, Atascosa: TX0133094, issued December 23, 2019
Coverages issued nearest TX0095583
- July 30, 2020: CITY OF KENEDY WWTP, Kenedy, TX0027774, held by KENEDY, CITY OF
- July 30, 2020: HONDO WWTP, Hondo, TX0087751, held by CITY OF HONDO
- July 30, 2020: LOCKHART WWTP 2, Caldwell County, TX0113565, held by GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY/LOCKHART, CITY OF
- July 31, 2020: CITY OF GOLIAD WWTP, Goliad, TX0022411, held by GOLIAD, CITY OF
- July 31, 2020: AJ BROWN PARKER CREEK WWTF, Huntsville, TX0072974, held by HUNTSVILLE, CITY OF
- August 10, 2020: PORT ACRES WWTP, Port Arthur, TX0047511, held by PORT ARTHUR, CITY OF
- August 10, 2020: CITY OF LA COSTE WWTP, La Coste, TX0107743, held by LA COSTE, CITY OF
- August 10, 2020: SAN PATRICIO COUNTY MUD 1 WWTP, Edroy, TX0110337, held by SAN PATRICIO COUNTY MUD NO. 1
- August 11, 2020: WEIMAR WWTP, Weimar, TX0025917, held by WEIMAR, CITY OF
- August 11, 2020: SALATRILLO CREEK WWTP, San Antonio, TX0053074, held by SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY
MARTINEZ II WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 202 discharge permits in the Salitrillo Creek-Martinez Creek subwatershed (HUC 121003040205), TX0095583 among them. Its county holds 2,157, 12 of them major permits; TX0095583 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Salitrillo Creek-Martinez Creek subwatershed (HUC 121003040205)
- 1604 CBP, San Antonio: TXG112907, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2021
- ABBOTT RUN, Converse: TXR1502OK, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ABBOTT RUN, St Hedwig: TXR1532QK, minor permit, discharging to SALITRILLO CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ACKERMAN GARDENS UNIT 2, Bexar: TXR15071I, minor permit, discharging to YMARTINEZ CREEK 1902A, permit term to March 5, 2023
- ACKERMAN GARDENS UNIT 7, San Antonio: TXR1554VF, minor permit, discharging to MARTINEZ CREEK 1902A, permit term to March 4, 2028
- APPDDICTION SPORTS COMPLEX, Converse: TXR1573UB, minor permit, discharging to SALITRILLO CREEK 1902B, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BECK INDUSTRIAL YARD, Converse: TXR05FE15, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- BEXAR COUNTY BUILDING REDESIGN, Converse: TXR1589TX, minor permit, discharging to MARTINEZ CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BOARDWALK SUBDIVISION, San Antonio: TXR1573OD, minor permit, discharging to CIBOLO CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BOJANGLES, San Antonio: TXR1520YX, minor permit, discharging to MARTINEZ CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | MARTINEZ II WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY |
| NPDES ID | TX0095583 |
| 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 | July 31, 2020 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2025 |
| Address | Converse, TX 78109 |
| Receiving water | MARTINEZ CREEK, LOWER CIBOLO CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Salitrillo Creek-Martinez Creek (HUC 121003040205) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 35Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 35 | 35 | July 31, 2026 | 130% over the limit |
| E. coli | 10 | 23 | 23 | July 31, 2026 | 60,050% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2024 | 21% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 25, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0095583.
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 TX0095583.
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