Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0127957
RANKIN PARK WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0127957 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
RANKIN PARK WWTP, held by RANKIN PARK MAINTENANCE & UTILITIES CO INC, holds NPDES permit TX0127957, which discharges to Hcfcdd P140-04-00, Hcfcdd P140-00-0. EPA’s file records it issued December 20, 2017 and expiring December 1, 2022.
RANKIN PARK WWTP, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0127957, held by RANKIN PARK MAINTENANCE & UTILITIES CO INC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 20, 2017, term to December 1, 2022; discharges to HCFCDD P140-04-00, HCFCDD P140-00-0.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2021, largest 754% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2022, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2022, largest 58% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2016, largest 16% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2017, largest 13% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2015, largest 95% over the limit.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 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.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 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.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- July 20, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
RANKIN PARK WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 181 discharge permits in the Upper Greens Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040603), TX0127957 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0127957 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Upper Greens Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040603)
- 3S-SUPERIOR SEALING SERVICES, Houston: TXRNECF70, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 6410 WINFIELD RD, Houston: TXR1550VH, minor permit, discharging to GREENS BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 7515 RANKIN RD, Humble: TXR1506YI, minor permit, discharging to HALLS BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ACC HOU - PINAFORE, Houston: TXR05GR38, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ACCUWELD, Houston: TXRNEBO60, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AIRTEX CBP, Houston: TXG111552, minor permit, discharging to GREENS BAYOU, permit term to November 7, 2021
- ALD WEST II, Houston: TXR1559YE, minor permit, discharging to HOODS BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ALDINE FOREST WWTP, Houston: TX0069582, minor permit, discharging to HCFCD P138-00-00;GREENS BAYOU ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to December 1, 2022
- ALDINE ISD CHRISMAN RD WTP, Houston: TX0094188, minor permit, discharging to HARRIS COUNTY CDC P138-00-00;GREENS BAYOU, permit term to December 1, 2022
- ALDINE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WWTP, Houston: TX0078808, minor permit, discharging to SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN, permit term to December 1, 2014
Identity
| Facility as filed | RANKIN PARK WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RANKIN PARK MAINTENANCE & UTILITIES CO INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0127957 |
| 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 | December 20, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2022 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77268 |
| Receiving water | HCFCDD P140-04-00, HCFCDD P140-00-0 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Greens Bayou (HUC 120401040603) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 10 | 10 | January 31, 2021 | 754% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 9 | 9 | September 30, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 7 | 7 | September 30, 2022 | 58% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 2 | January 31, 2016 | 16% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2017 | 13% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2015 | 95% over the limit |
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 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 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 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 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0127957.
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 TX0127957.
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