Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0125113
LAKE CONROE FOREST WWTP, Montgomery County, TX: NPDES TX0125113 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
LAKE CONROE FOREST WWTP, held by AQUA TEXAS INC, holds NPDES permit TX0125113, which discharges to Lake Conroe. EPA’s file records it issued August 9, 2017 and expiring June 1, 2022.
LAKE CONROE FOREST WWTP, Montgomery County, Texas: Individual permit TX0125113, held by AQUA TEXAS INC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 9, 2017, term to June 1, 2022; discharges to LAKE CONROE.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2022, largest 744% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2007, largest 120% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2005, largest 89% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 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.
- 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.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 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 disposed in landfill: 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.
- September 29, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- April 12, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- August 1, 2018: 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
LAKE CONROE FOREST WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 76 discharge permits in the Town Creek-Conroe Lake subwatershed (HUC 120401010206), TX0125113 among them. Its county holds 1,439, 16 of them major permits; TX0125113 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Town Creek-Conroe Lake subwatershed (HUC 120401010206)
- 10533 W FM 1097, Willis: TXR1568MO, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CONROE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 10918 DECATUR STREET, Willis: TXR1513ZB, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CONROE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ADF EXCAVATION PIT, Willis: TXR05DX64, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2021
- BRIARLEY, Montgomery: TXR1579UB, minor permit, discharging to THE SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CAPE CONROE, Montgomery: TXR1556XM, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CONROE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CHAPEL BEND, Montgomery: TXR1565ME, minor permit, discharging to CARWILE CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CHAPEL RUN, Conroe: TXR1597XN, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- DEL LAGO ESTATES WWTP, Montgomery: TX0104060, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CONROE, permit term to June 1, 2022
- DEL LAGO WWTF, Montgomery: TX0089630, minor permit, discharging to LAKE CONROE, permit term to June 1, 2022
- DETENTION TO SERVE TRIB 4X-1 AT THE WOODLANDS HILL, Willis: TXR1560PF, minor permit, discharging to STEWARTS CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | LAKE CONROE FOREST WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AQUA TEXAS INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0125113 |
| 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 | August 9, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 1, 2022 |
| Address | Montgomery County, TX 77316 |
| Receiving water | LAKE CONROE |
| Subwatershed | Town Creek-Conroe Lake (HUC 120401010206) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 | 19 | 13 | July 31, 2022 | 744% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 8 | 4 | July 31, 2007 | 120% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 6 | 2 | June 30, 2024 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2005 | 89% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 12, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 1, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0125113.
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 TX0125113.
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