Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0102512
SPLENDORA WWTP, Splendora, TX: NPDES TX0102512 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
SPLENDORA WWTP, held by SPLENDORA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0102512, which discharges to Roadside Drainage Channel; Peach Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 14, 2017 and expiring June 1, 2022.
SPLENDORA WWTP, Splendora, Texas: Individual permit TX0102512, held by SPLENDORA, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 14, 2017, term to June 1, 2022; discharges to ROADSIDE DRAINAGE CHANNEL; PEACH CREEK.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 49 violations of any kind, 25 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 298% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2018, largest 300% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2023, largest 100% over the limit.
- E. coli: 4 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2014, largest 700% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2024.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2005, largest 24% over the limit.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 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.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 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.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- April 7, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $22,500 state or local penalty.
- May 11, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 580 were issued before TX0102512.
Coverages issued nearest TX0102512
- September 12, 2017: MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 18 WWTP, Montgomery County, TX0100331, held by MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 18
- September 12, 2017: CITY OF MIDWAY WWTP, Midway, TX0102849, held by MIDWAY, CITY OF
- September 12, 2017: CITY OF BLANCO WTP, Blanco, TX0137545, held by BLANCO, CITY OF
- September 13, 2017: CINCO SOUTHWEST WWTP, Katy, TX0124851, held by CINCO SOUTHWEST MUD 1
- September 14, 2017: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 34 WWTP, Fort Bend County, TX0085448, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 34
- September 14, 2017: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 130 WWTF, Fort Bend County, TX0118109, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 130
- September 18, 2017: CITY OF JACINTO CITY WWTP, Jacinto City, TX0053970, held by CITY OF JACINTO CITY
- September 18, 2017: WEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD 7 WWTP, Katy, TX0079618, held by WEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD 7
- September 18, 2017: MARE BRANCH WWTP, Spring, TX0124583, held by EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD NO.4
- September 21, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY WCID FONDREN ROAD WWTP, Houston, TX0020052, held by HARRIS COUNTY WCID FONDREN ROAD
SPLENDORA WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 58 discharge permits in the Gully Branch-Peach Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401030109), TX0102512 among them. Its county holds 1,439, 16 of them major permits; TX0102512 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Gully Branch-Peach Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401030109)
- BCS SPLENDORA - DETENTION & CROSS ACCESS, Splendora: TXR1539QZ, minor permit, discharging to PEACH CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BESTBOX STORAGE, New Caney: TXR1541MT, minor permit, discharging to PEACH CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BUCK ROAD WATER RECLAMATION WWTP, Splendora: TX0146960, minor permit, discharging to Peach Creek, permit term to October 7, 2030
- CANOPIES PKWY & WOODWARD BLVD AT TIMBERS EDGE PH 1 & SEC 3, New Caney: TXR1548UK, minor permit, discharging to SPRING BRANCH, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CASA JULIA TEX MEX, New Caney: TXR1533VO, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO CANEY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CASTLEROCK COMMUNITIES - CANOPIES, Splendora: TXR1518SN, minor permit, discharging to PEECH CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CITY OF ROMAN FOREST MS4, New Caney: TXR040758, not classed
- CITY OF WOODBRANCH VILLAGE WWTP, New Caney: TX0077241, minor permit, discharging to PEACH CREEK, permit term to June 1, 2022
- DOWN TO EARTH CONVERTER RECYCLING, Cleveland: TXR05FA94, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN PATTON VILLAGE, Patton Village: TXR1515PN, minor permit, discharging to PEACH CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | SPLENDORA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SPLENDORA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0102512 |
| 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 | September 14, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 1, 2022 |
| Address | Splendora, TX 77372 |
| Receiving water | ROADSIDE DRAINAGE CHANNEL; PEACH CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Gully Branch-Peach Creek (HUC 120401030109) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 39Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 38With 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 | 49 | 25 | March 31, 2024 | 298% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 39 | 15 | April 30, 2018 | 300% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 20 | 8 | July 31, 2023 | 100% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 23 | 7 | March 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 27 | 6 | November 30, 2014 | 700% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 22 | 3 | January 31, 2024 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 25 | 1 | December 31, 2005 | 24% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0102512.
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 formal actions, 1 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $22,500 |
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0102512.
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