Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0118915
CHIRENO ISD WETLAND WWTP, Chireno, TX: NPDES TX0118915 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CHIRENO ISD WETLAND WWTP, held by CHIRENO ISD, holds NPDES permit TX0118915, which discharges to Drainage Ditch;Attoyac Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued June 26, 2007 and expiring August 1, 2011.
CHIRENO ISD WETLAND WWTP, Chireno, Texas: Individual permit TX0118915, held by CHIRENO ISD; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 26, 2007, term to August 1, 2011; discharges to DRAINAGE DITCH;ATTOYAC BAYOU.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 74 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2011, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 76 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2003, largest 87% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 72 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- May 23, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Other permits held by CHIRENO ISD
- CHIRENO ISD WWTF, Nacogdoches County: TX0137537, issued November 9, 2017
CHIRENO ISD WETLAND WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 249 discharge permits in the Halls Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040604), TX0118915 among them. Its county holds 56, 1 of them major permits; TX0118915 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Halls Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040604)
- 11600 E HARDY ROAD, Houston: TXR05FH40, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 48FORTY SOLUTIONS, Houston: TXR05GR07, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 48FORTY SOLUTIONS, Houston: TXR05GX51, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 8720 HIRSCH ROAD, Houston: TXR1539QA, minor permit, discharging to HUNTING BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
- A ALVAREZ RECYCLING LLC DBA NICHOLES SCRAP METAL, Houston: TXR05GS75, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- A-PLAZA AUTO PARTS, Houston: TXR05GX88, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ACCURATE PRECISION PLATING, Houston: TXRNEX909, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ACTION AUTO PARTS & USED CARS, Houston: TXR05FU21, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AFS GROUP, Houston: TX0122521, minor permit, discharging to HCFCD DITCH;HALLS BAYOU;GREENS BAYOU TIDAL, permit term to February 4, 2024
- AL STAR RECYCLING, Houston: TXR05Q552, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | CHIRENO ISD WETLAND WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CHIRENO ISD |
| NPDES ID | TX0118915 |
| 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 | June 26, 2007 |
| Expiration date | August 1, 2011 |
| Address | Chireno, TX 75937 |
| Receiving water | DRAINAGE DITCH;ATTOYAC BAYOU |
| Subwatershed | Halls Bayou (HUC 120401040604) |
| SIC | 8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 74 | 2 | February 28, 2011 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 76 | 1 | March 31, 2003 | 87% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 17 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0118915.
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 TX0118915.
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