Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0113972
AMERIFORGE WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0113972 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
AMERIFORGE WWTP, held by AMERIFORGE CORPORATION, holds NPDES permit TX0113972, which discharges to Drainage Ditch;Houston Ship Channel. EPA’s file records it issued September 12, 2017 and expiring September 1, 2022.
Identity
| Facility as filed | AMERIFORGE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AMERIFORGE CORPORATION |
| NPDES ID | TX0113972 |
| 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 | September 12, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 1, 2022 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77015 |
| Receiving water | DRAINAGE DITCH;HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou (HUC 120401040703) |
| SIC | 3462 – Iron And Steel Forgings |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXR000026690 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 4 | 65 | 63 | May 31, 2023 | 232% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 49 | 43 | February 29, 2024 | 662% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 42 | 34 | January 31, 2026 | 216% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 29 | 20 | December 31, 2025 | 206% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 15 | 9 | September 30, 2025 | 514% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 7 | July 31, 2009 | 60% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 6 | 6 | August 31, 2024 | 1,040% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 1 | 9 | 5 | October 31, 2013 | 111% over the limit |
| Flow [dry weather] | 2 | 19 | 3 | June 30, 2021 | 39,900% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 11 | 3 | September 30, 2008 | |
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 7 | 3 | August 31, 2020 | 13% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 10 | 2 | March 31, 2008 | 35% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0113972.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0113972.
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 TX0113972.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.