Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0122459
ROSEMEADOWS III WWTP, Needville, TX: NPDES TX0122459 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
ROSEMEADOWS III WWTP, held by AQUA TEXAS INC, holds NPDES permit TX0122459, which discharges to Deer Creek;Big Crk;Brazos Rvr;Navasota Rvr. EPA’s file records it issued September 26, 2019 and expiring September 26, 2024.
ROSEMEADOWS III WWTP, Needville, Texas: Individual permit TX0122459, held by AQUA TEXAS INC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 26, 2019, term to September 26, 2024; discharges to DEER CREEK;BIG CRK;BRAZOS RVR;NAVASOTA RVR.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 73 violations of any kind, 65 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 247% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2021, largest 729% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2020, largest 480% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 100% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2021, largest 18% over the limit.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 15, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- September 15, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- October 18, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Other permits held by AQUA TEXAS INC
- CREEKSIDE ESTATES WWTP, Spring: TX0026247, issued April 6, 2017
- SHADOW BAY WWTP, Montgomery County: TX0027391, issued August 9, 2017
- COLONIAL HILLS WWTP, Houston: TX0027707, issued December 28, 2017
- B& AMP W GATHERINGS WWTP, Granite Shoals: TX0062014, issued December 23, 2019
- BUFFALO CREEK WWTP, Rockwall: TX0066401, issued July 12, 2007
- VERANDA WWTP, Baytown: TX0066656, issued July 12, 2018
- COUNTRYSIDE ESTATES WWTP, Nederland: TX0067474, issued July 2, 2019
- PINE TRAILS WWTP, City Of Houston: TX0068683, issued July 12, 2018
- INDUSTRIAL UTILITIES WWTP, Houston: TX0079383, issued June 14, 2018
- WILLOW OAKS WWTP, Tomball: TX0083976, issued April 16, 2018
ROSEMEADOWS III WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 35 discharge permits in the Fairchilds Creek-Big Creek subwatershed (HUC 120701040406), TX0122459 among them. Its county holds 1,100, 41 of them major permits; TX0122459 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Fairchilds Creek-Big Creek subwatershed (HUC 120701040406)
- 717 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, Needville: TXG113042, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
- AUGUST TRAILS, Needville: TXR1555SE, minor permit, discharging to BIG CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- AUGUST TRAILS OFFSITE, Fairchilds: TXR1574VR, minor permit, discharging to MOUNF CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- AUGUST TRAILS SEC 1 & 2, Needville: TXR1565YK, minor permit, discharging to FAIRCHILDS CREEK TO BIG CREEK SEG. 1202J, permit term to March 4, 2028
- BLUE JAYS LANDING, Needville: TXR1556OU, minor permit, discharging to BIG CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ESPERANZA - HOME BUILDING, Richmond: TXR1537UJ, minor permit, discharging to FAIRCHILDS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ESPERANZA - LAND DEVELOPMENT, Richmond: TXR1570UT, minor permit, discharging to FAIRCHILDS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ESPERANZA - LAND DEVELOPMENT, Richmond: TXR1598XI, minor permit, discharging to BRAZOS RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ESPERANZA WWTF, Needville: TX0144240, minor permit, discharging to Brazos River Below Navasota River, permit term to February 16, 2029
- FAIR MEADOWS SECTION 1, Richmond: TXR1551XY, minor permit, discharging to FAIRCHILD CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | ROSEMEADOWS III WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AQUA TEXAS INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0122459 |
| 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 | September 26, 2019 |
| Expiration date | September 26, 2024 |
| Address | Needville, TX 77461 |
| Receiving water | DEER CREEK;BIG CRK;BRAZOS RVR;NAVASOTA RVR |
| Subwatershed | Fairchilds Creek-Big Creek (HUC 120701040406) |
| SIC | 6515 – Mobile Home Site Operators |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 73 | 65 | July 31, 2026 | 247% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 26 | 14 | November 30, 2021 | 729% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 24 | 12 | July 31, 2020 | 480% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 21 | 11 | August 31, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 15 | 3 | March 31, 2025 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 15 | 3 | November 30, 2021 | 18% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 18, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 TX0122459.
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