Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0119075
WASTE WATER RESIDUAL MANAGEMENT WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0119075 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WASTE WATER RESIDUAL MANAGEMENT WWTP, held by WASTEWATER RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0119075, which discharges to Hunting Bayou; Houston Ship Channel/Buffalo Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued February 15, 2018 and expiring February 15, 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 | WASTE WATER RESIDUAL MANAGEMENT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WASTEWATER RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0119075 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 15, 2018 |
| Expiration date | February 15, 2023 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77013 |
| Receiving water | HUNTING BAYOU; HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BUFFALO BAYOU |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Hunting Bayou (HUC 120401040701) |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse 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
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 208 | 22 | December 31, 2025 | 850% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 46 | 16 | August 31, 2023 | 1,110% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 208 | 15 | March 31, 2018 | 683% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 31 | 15 | March 31, 2026 | 1,002% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 96 | 14 | September 30, 2018 | 1,516% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 157 | 12 | December 31, 2020 | 116% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 172 | 6 | December 31, 2023 | 1,627% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 107 | 3 | January 31, 2021 | 230% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 99 | 1 | March 31, 2021 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 50 | 1 | April 30, 2012 | 13% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 4 | 196 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 1 | 0 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0119075.
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.