Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0131482
HARRIS CO MUD NO 148 WWTP 2, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0131482 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
HARRIS CO MUD NO 148 WWTP 2, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 148, holds NPDES permit TX0131482, which discharges to Via A Pipe;Hcfcd P127-00-00;Greens Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued December 13, 2017 and expiring December 1, 2022.
HARRIS CO MUD NO 148 WWTP 2, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0131482, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 148; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 13, 2017, term to December 1, 2022; discharges to VIA A PIPE;HCFCD P127-00-00;GREENS BAYOU.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2018, largest 87% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2017, largest 2,320% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2017, largest 16% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 6 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 5 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 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.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual whole sludge application rate: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- October 1, 2026: Follow-Up (S).
- March 28, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- January 4, 2019: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 622 were issued before TX0131482.
Coverages issued nearest TX0131482
- December 11, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 191 WWTP, Houston, TX0090476, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 191
- December 13, 2017: CITY OF WOODBRANCH VILLAGE WWTP, New Caney, TX0077241, held by CITY OF WOODBRANCH VILLAGE
- December 13, 2017: NORTH GREEN MUD WWTP, Houston, TX0083381, held by NORTH GREEN MUD
- December 13, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 202 WWTP, Houston, TX0091901, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 202
- December 13, 2017: CEDAR BAYOU WWTP, Houston, TX0103667, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
- December 20, 2017: WILLOWOOD WWTP, Houston, TX0020788, held by HARRIS COUNTY WCID 133
- December 20, 2017: EL DORADO UTILITY DISTRICT WWTF, Houston, TX0025623, held by EL DORADO UTILITY DISTRICT
- December 20, 2017: CLINTON PARK WWTP, Houston, TX0035106, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
- December 20, 2017: MILLS ROAD MUD WWTF, Houston, TX0075132, held by MILLS ROAD MUD
- December 20, 2017: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 86 WWTP, Houston, TX0078824, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 86
HARRIS CO MUD NO 148 WWTP 2 among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 44 discharge permits in the Middle Greens Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040605), TX0131482 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0131482 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Middle Greens Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040605)
- ACC HOU - WINFIELD, Houston: TXR05GQ78, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ACE FABRICATORS TRUCK YARD, Houston: TXR05FO58, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ASM - WINFIELD, Houston: TXR05GQ79, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- CITY OF BLOOMING GROVE WWTP, Blooming Grove: TX0075418, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TIBUTARY OF RUSH CREEK, permit term to September 1, 2021
- CS CONCRETE READY MIX, Houston: TXG113957, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
- DERICHEBOURG RECYCLING MOUNT HOUSTON YARD, Houston: TXR1559ML, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF GREENS BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
- DR KING R DAVIS JR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER, Houston: TXR1547UV, minor permit, discharging to GREENS BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
- DRAINAGE IMPROV IN PARKWAY MOBILE HOMES SUB FOR HCO PCT1, Houston: TXR1566UY, minor permit, discharging to GREENS BAYOU ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- EAST MOUNT HOUSTON MHP WWTP, Houston: TX0094935, minor permit, discharging to HCFCDD P126-00-00, GREENS BAYOU ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to December 1, 2022
- EAST MOUNT HOUSTON YARD, Houston: TXR05GG13, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | HARRIS CO MUD NO 148 WWTP 2 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HARRIS COUNTY MUD 148 |
| NPDES ID | TX0131482 |
| 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 | December 13, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2022 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77044 |
| Receiving water | VIA A PIPE;HCFCD P127-00-00;GREENS BAYOU |
| Subwatershed | Middle Greens Bayou (HUC 120401040605) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 20 | 2 | January 31, 2018 | 87% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 4 | 2 | June 30, 2017 | 2,320% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 13 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 16% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 18 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 18 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 4, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | Follow-Up | S |
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 TX0131482.
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