Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0122327
WOODLAND OAKS WWTP, Magnolia, TX: NPDES TX0122327 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 2Formal enforcement actions
WOODLAND OAKS WWTP, held by WOODLAND OAKS UTILITY ,LP, holds NPDES permit TX0122327, which discharges to Lake Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 31, 2018 and expiring December 1, 2022. 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 | WOODLAND OAKS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WOODLAND OAKS UTILITY ,LP |
| NPDES ID | TX0122327 |
| 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 | January 31, 2018 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2022 |
| Address | Magnolia, TX 77354 |
| Receiving water | LAKE CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Mound Creek-Lake Creek (HUC 120401010308) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage 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
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 93 | 27 | March 31, 2025 | 303% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 56 | 12 | October 31, 2016 | 24% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 50 | 5 | September 30, 2025 | 95% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 70 | 4 | September 30, 2022 | 16% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 69 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 3 | 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 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 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 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 25, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 23, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 11, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 29, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2026 | Focused | S |
| June 15, 2026 | Follow-Up | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
2 formal actions, 2 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $13,688 | |
| April 7, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $8,625 |
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0122327.
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.