Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0112259
ROVING MEADOWS UTILITIES WWTP, Harris County, TX: NPDES TX0112259 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ROVING MEADOWS UTILITIES WWTP, held by ROVING MEADOWS UTILITIES INC, holds NPDES permit TX0112259, which discharges to Series Of Hcfcdd;Buck Gully;Cedar Bayou Above Tida. EPA’s file records it issued November 21, 2018 and expiring November 21, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ROVING MEADOWS UTILITIES WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ROVING MEADOWS UTILITIES INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0112259 |
| 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 |
| Issued | November 21, 2018 |
| Expiration date | November 21, 2023 |
| Address | Harris County, TX 77532 |
| Receiving water | SERIES OF HCFCDD;BUCK GULLY;CEDAR BAYOU ABOVE TIDA |
| Subwatershed | Cedar Bayou Lake-Cedar Bayou (HUC 120402030104) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 38With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 204 | 18 | April 30, 2025 | 245% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 192 | 12 | March 31, 2025 | 279% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 127 | 5 | May 31, 2015 | 167% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 22 | 2 | March 31, 2025 | 1,821% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 130 | 1 | March 31, 2018 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 123 | 1 | July 31, 2007 | 100% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 169 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 2, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 18, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.