Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0116068
HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 249 WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0116068 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 249 WWTP, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 249, holds NPDES permit TX0116068, which discharges to Wunsche Ditch, Lemm Gully, Cypress Ck. EPA’s file records it issued April 9, 2018 and expiring April 9, 2023.
HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 249 WWTP, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0116068, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 249; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 9, 2018, term to April 9, 2023; discharges to WUNSCHE DITCH, LEMM GULLY, CYPRESS CK.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 420% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 35% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 55% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2019, largest 5% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2025, largest 895% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 739 were issued before TX0116068. HARRIS COUNTY MUD 249 holds 2 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 249
- NORTHLAND SHOPPING CENTER WWTP, Houston: TX0047775, issued April 12, 2013
Coverages issued nearest TX0116068
- April 9, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY WCID 92 WTP, Spring, TX0020974, held by HARRIS COUNTY WCID 92
- April 9, 2018: CROWELL WWTP, Crowell, TX0023370, held by CITY OF CROWELL
- April 9, 2018: SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY CO MUD WWTP, Montgomery County, TX0024759, held by SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD
- April 9, 2018: CITY OF GALENA PARK WWTP 1, Galena Park, TX0057185, held by GALENA PARK, CITY OF
- April 9, 2018: NORTH LAREDO WWTP, Laredo, TX0057801, held by CITY OF LAREDO
- April 9, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 374, Houston, TX0124974
- April 9, 2018: CITY OF LINDEN JIMS BAYOU WWTP, Linden, TX0135984, held by CITY OF LINDEN
- April 9, 2018: CITY OF DILLEY WWTP, Dilley, TX0137936, held by CITY OF DILLEY
- April 16, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY WCID 116 WWTP, Houston, TX0046710, held by HARRIS COUNTY WCID 116
- April 16, 2018: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 230 WWTP, Houston, TX0094706, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 230
HARRIS COUNTY MUD NO 249 WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 170 discharge permits in the Turkey Creek-Cypress Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401020107), TX0116068 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0116068 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 MUD NO 249 WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HARRIS COUNTY MUD 249 |
| NPDES ID | TX0116068 |
| 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 | April 9, 2018 |
| Expiration date | April 9, 2023 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77373 |
| Receiving water | WUNSCHE DITCH, LEMM GULLY, CYPRESS CK |
| Subwatershed | Turkey Creek-Cypress Creek (HUC 120401020107) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 25 | 17 | July 31, 2024 | 420% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 10 | 4 | July 31, 2024 | 35% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 8 | 2 | July 31, 2024 | 55% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 5 | 1 | December 31, 2019 | 5% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2025 | 895% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0116068.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0116068.
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 TX0116068.
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