Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0119172
BERRY CREEK WWTP, Georgetown, TX: NPDES TX0119172 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 45Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BERRY CREEK WWTP, held by GEORGETOWN, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0119172, which discharges to Berry Creek;San Bariel/North Fork. EPA’s file records it issued July 18, 2017 and expiring December 1, 2020.
BERRY CREEK WWTP, Georgetown, Texas: Individual permit TX0119172, held by GEORGETOWN, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 18, 2017, term to December 1, 2020; discharges to BERRY CREEK;SAN BARIEL/NORTH FORK.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2018, largest 125% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2020, largest 50% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2008, largest 24% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2013, largest 41% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2020, largest 7% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2015, largest 153% over the limit.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 6 limits, 49 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Conductivity: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Potassium, total [as K]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH, in soil: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 3 limits, 3 violations 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 sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 1 violation 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.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 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 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.
- April 4, 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; 521 were issued before TX0119172. GEORGETOWN, CITY OF holds 5 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by GEORGETOWN, CITY OF
- SAN GABRIEL WWTP, Georgetown: TX0022667, issued May 20, 2019
- DOVE SPRINGS WWTP, Georgetown: TX0101281, issued October 15, 2019
- PECAN BRANCH WWTP, Georgetown: TX0114006, issued May 30, 2014
- NORTHLANDS WWTP, Georgetown: TX0132233, issued April 1, 2019
Coverages issued nearest TX0119172
- July 12, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 165 WWTP, Houston, TX0127388, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 165
- July 18, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY FWSD 61 WWTP 1, Cypress, TX0022853, held by HARRIS COUNTY FWSD NO. 61
- July 18, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 102 WWTP, Houston, TX0052906, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 102
- July 18, 2017: WINCHESTER COUNTRY REGIONAL WWTP, Houston, TX0082317, held by WEST HARRIS COUNTY MUD 10
- July 18, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 284, Houston, TX0095702
- July 18, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 432 WWTP, Katy, TX0127647, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 432
- July 21, 2017: CITY OF SAINT JO WWTP, Saint Jo, TX0024821, held by CITY OF SAINT JO
- July 21, 2017: HARRIS CO MUD 250 WWTP, Houston, TX0093581, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 250
- July 24, 2017: CORINTHIAN POINT MUD 2 WWTP, Willis, TX0027049, held by CORINTHIAN POINT MUD 2
- July 24, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 185 WWTP, Houston, TX0079707, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 185
BERRY CREEK WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 99 discharge permits in the Lower Berry Creek subwatershed (HUC 120702050303), TX0119172 among them. Its county holds 965, 17 of them major permits; TX0119172 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Lower Berry Creek subwatershed (HUC 120702050303)
- BERRY CREEK, Georgetown: TXR1546WK, minor permit, discharging to BERRY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BERRY CREEK 8B & 9, Georgetown: TXR1524YX, minor permit, discharging to 1248A BERRY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BERRY CREEK 8B & 9, Georgetown: TXR1525YX, minor permit, discharging to 1248A BERRY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BERRY CREEK AMENITY CENTER, Georgetown: TXR1518NR, minor permit, discharging to BERRY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BERRY CREEK APARTMENTS PHASE 1, Georgetown: TXR1553WM, minor permit, discharging to SAN GABRIEL/NORTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BERRY CREEK CROSSING WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS, Georgetown: TXR1574PF, minor permit, discharging to SAN GABRIEL/NORTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BERRY CREEK HIGHLANDS PHASE 1B & 2B, Georgetown: TXR1525IG, minor permit, discharging to BERRY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2023
- BERRY CREEK HIGHLANDS PHASE 6A, Georgetown: TXR1515PL, minor permit, discharging to BERRY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BERRY CREEK HIGHLANDS PHASE 8B & 9, Georgetown: TXR1516WZ, minor permit, discharging to BERRY CREEK 1248A, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BERRY CREEK HIGHLANDS PHASES 8B AND 9, Georgetown: TXR1543WY, minor permit, discharging to BERRY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | BERRY CREEK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GEORGETOWN, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0119172 |
| 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 | July 18, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2020 |
| Address | Georgetown, TX 78626 |
| Receiving water | BERRY CREEK;SAN BARIEL/NORTH FORK |
| Subwatershed | Lower Berry Creek (HUC 120702050303) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 45Pollutants on file
- 45Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 23 | 5 | January 31, 2018 | 125% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 21 | 5 | June 30, 2020 | 50% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 21 | 3 | August 31, 2008 | 24% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 15 | 3 | October 31, 2013 | 41% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 2 | July 31, 2020 | 7% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 7 | 1 | October 31, 2015 | 153% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH, in soil | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 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 sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 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 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 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 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0119172.
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 TX0119172.
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