Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0126934
MAGNOLIA LAKES WWTP, Magnolia, TX: NPDES TX0126934 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MAGNOLIA LAKES WWTP, held by NEXTERA WATER TEXAS LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0126934, which discharges to Sulphur Branch;Lake Apache;Sulphur Branch;Walnut C. EPA’s file records it issued June 7, 2018 and expiring June 7, 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 | MAGNOLIA LAKES WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NEXTERA WATER TEXAS LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0126934 |
| 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 | June 7, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 7, 2023 |
| Address | Magnolia, TX 77355 |
| Receiving water | SULPHUR BRANCH;LAKE APACHE;SULPHUR BRANCH;WALNUT C |
| Subwatershed | Mink Branch-Walnut Creek (HUC 120401020204) |
| 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
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 10 | 6 | May 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 54 | 3 | February 28, 2026 | 44% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 53 | 2 | October 31, 2009 | 1,112% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 52 | 1 | December 31, 2024 | 24% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 35 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 44% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 48 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0126934.
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 TX0126934.
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.