Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0127710
VALLEY RANCH WWTF, Porter, TX: NPDES TX0127710 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
VALLEY RANCH WWTF, held by VALLEY RANCH MUD NO 1, holds NPDES permit TX0127710, which discharges to Unnamed Trib, White Oak Creek, Caney Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 17, 2017 and expiring June 1, 2022.
VALLEY RANCH WWTF, Porter, Texas: Individual permit TX0127710, held by VALLEY RANCH MUD NO 1; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 17, 2017, term to June 1, 2022; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB, WHITE OAK CREEK, CANEY CREEK.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2020, largest 500% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 2,320% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2010, largest 22% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2022, largest 2% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 6 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 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.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 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.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 27, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 26, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 597 were issued before TX0127710.
Coverages issued nearest TX0127710
- October 6, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 400 WWTP 2, Houston, TX0129666, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 400
- October 17, 2017: HOMESTEAD WWTP, Houston, TX0063029, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
- October 17, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY WCID 47 WWTP, Houston, TX0063045, held by CITY OF HOUSTON
- October 17, 2017: HARRIS CO MUD 247, Harris County, TX0092606, held by CITY OF JERSEY VILLAGE
- October 17, 2017: JOHNSON COUNTY SUD WWTP, Joshua, TX0124923, held by JOHNSON COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT
- October 17, 2017: BIG SKY WWTF, Krum, TX0137138, held by BIG SKY MUD
- October 18, 2017: CITY OF GOODLOW WWTP, Goodlow Park, TX0092223, held by CITY OF GOODLOW
- October 26, 2017: WILSON CREEK REGIONAL WWTP, Lucas, TX0088633, held by NORTH TEXAS MWD
- October 26, 2017: PENITAS WWTP, Webb County, TX0131776, held by LAREDO, CITY OF
- November 2, 2017: EASTHAVEN WWTP, Houston, TX0034886, held by CITY OF HOUSTON
VALLEY RANCH WWTF among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 52 discharge permits in the White Oak Creek-Frontal Lake Houston subwatershed (HUC 120401030110), TX0127710 among them. Its county holds 1,439, 16 of them major permits; TX0127710 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the White Oak Creek-Frontal Lake Houston subwatershed (HUC 120401030110)
- AMAZONCOM SERVICES HHO3, Porter: TXR05GU31, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ARTAVIA - HOME BUILDING, Conroe: TXR1505RG, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ARTAVIA - HOME BUILDING, Conroe: TXR1571NG, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER 1004, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ARTAVIA PARKWAY PH 4 & ARTAVIA PARKWAY BRIDGE, Conroe: TXR1565OM, minor permit, discharging to NORTH DRAINAGE CHANNEL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ARTAVIA SEC 15, Conroe: TXR1549MN, minor permit, discharging to WHITE OAK CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ARTAVIA SEC 18, Conroe Etj: TXR1599SK, minor permit, discharging to WHITE OAK CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ARTAVIA SEC 21, Conroe: TXR1505OP, minor permit, discharging to WHITE OAK CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ARTAVIA SECTION 17, Conroe: TXR1553JI, minor permit, discharging to 11208, permit term to March 4, 2023
- ARTAVIA SECTION 46 WS&D, Conroe: TXR1517XM, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ASTAIRE PARKWAY PH 3, Conroe: TXR1544RS, minor permit, discharging to SAN JACINTO RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | VALLEY RANCH WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VALLEY RANCH MUD NO 1 |
| NPDES ID | TX0127710 |
| 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 | October 17, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 1, 2022 |
| Address | Porter, TX 77365 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB, WHITE OAK CREEK, CANEY CREEK |
| Subwatershed | White Oak Creek-Frontal Lake Houston (HUC 120401030110) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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] | 6 | 57 | 15 | February 29, 2020 | 500% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 3 | 3 | November 30, 2025 | 2,320% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 29 | 1 | June 30, 2010 | 22% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 15 | 1 | June 30, 2022 | 2% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 27, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 26, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0127710.
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 TX0127710.
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