Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0129267
FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 50 WWTP, Richmond, TX: NPDES TX0129267 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 50 WWTP, held by FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 50, holds NPDES permit TX0129267, which discharges to Drainage Ditch;Long Point Slough, Clodine Ditch, B. EPA’s file records it issued June 8, 2017 and expiring May 1, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 50 WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 50 |
| NPDES ID | TX0129267 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 8, 2017 |
| Expiration date | May 1, 2022 |
| Address | Richmond, TX 77047 |
| Receiving water | DRAINAGE DITCH;LONG POINT SLOUGH, CLODINE DITCH, B |
| Subwatershed | Keegans Bayou-Brays Bayou (HUC 120401040401) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 8 | 4 | August 31, 2024 | 335% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 13, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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 September 15, 2026.