Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0118087
WHITE RIVER MWD WTP, Crosby County, TX: NPDES TX0118087 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 33Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WHITE RIVER MWD WTP, held by WHITE RIVER MWD, holds NPDES permit TX0118087, which discharges to Unnamed Draw To White River Lake. EPA’s file records it issued June 26, 2019 and expiring June 26, 2024.
WHITE RIVER MWD WTP, Crosby County, Texas: Individual permit TX0118087, held by WHITE RIVER MWD; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 26, 2019, term to June 26, 2024; discharges to UNNAMED DRAW TO WHITE RIVER LAKE.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- January 30, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,118 were issued before TX0118087.
Coverages issued nearest TX0118087
- June 21, 2019: CREEKSIDE RANCH WWTF, Fulshear, TX0135879, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 142
- June 21, 2019: MOOREHEAD JR HIGH SCHOOL WWTP, Conroe, TX0138932, held by CONROE ISD
- June 26, 2019: CITY OF WALLIS WWTP, Wallis, TX0025968, held by WALLIS, CITY OF
- June 26, 2019: CITY OF COVINGTON WWTP, Covington, TX0084395, held by COVINGTON, CITY OF
- June 26, 2019: ACTON MUD WWTP 1 DECORDOVA BEND, Acton, TX0105163, held by ACTON MUD
- June 26, 2019: BRAZORIA COUNTY MUD 31 WWTP, Rosharon, TX0126951, held by IOWA COLONY, CITY OF
- June 26, 2019: MISSOURI CITY REGIONAL SURFACE WTP, Missouri City, TX0133159, held by MISSOURI CITY, CITY OF
- June 26, 2019: EAST FORK WWTP, Weston, TX0137642, held by WESTON, CITY OF
- June 28, 2019: MEMORIAL VILLAGES WATER AUTHORITY WWTP, Houston, TX0047457, held by MEMORIAL VILLAGES WATER AUTHORITY
- July 1, 2019: ACADEMY WWTP, Little River-Academy, TX0020249, held by BELL COUNTY WCID 2
WHITE RIVER MWD WTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Sand Creek-White River subwatershed (HUC 120500060505), TX0118087 among them. Its county holds 9, 0 of them major permits; TX0118087 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Sand Creek-White River subwatershed (HUC 120500060505)
- LBB CSJ 0949-02-011, Kalgary: TXR1555OL, minor permit, discharging to WHITE RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | WHITE RIVER MWD WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WHITE RIVER MWD |
| NPDES ID | TX0118087 |
| 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 |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 26, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 26, 2024 |
| Address | Crosby County, TX 79370 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DRAW TO WHITE RIVER LAKE |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Sand Creek-White River (HUC 120500060505) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 33Under a numeric limit
- 32With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 | 15 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TX0118087.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0118087.
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 TX0118087.
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