Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0131911

SOMERVELL COUNTY WTP, Glen Rose, TX: NPDES TX0131911 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SOMERVELL COUNTY WTP, held by SOMERVELL COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit TX0131911, which discharges to Wheeler Branch;Paulxy Rv/N Paluxy Rv. EPA’s file records it issued March 18, 2019 and expiring March 18, 2024.

SOMERVELL COUNTY WTP, Glen Rose, Texas: Individual permit TX0131911, held by SOMERVELL COUNTY WATER DISTRICT; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 18, 2019, term to March 18, 2024; discharges to WHEELER BRANCH;PAULXY RV/N PALUXY RV.

Aluminum, total [as Al]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chloride [as Cl]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

June 21, 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; 1,033 were issued before TX0131911.

Coverages issued nearest TX0131911

March 18, 2019: CITY OF GALVESTON MAIN WWTP, Galveston, TX0047309, held by GALVESTON, CITY OF
March 18, 2019: CITY OF CRAWFORD WWTP, Crawford, TX0054666, held by CITY OF CRAWFORD
March 18, 2019: BLACKHAWK REGIONAL WWTP, City Of Friendswood, TX0069728, held by GULF COAST AUTHORITY
March 18, 2019: LEE COUNTY FWSD 1 WWTP, Dime Box, TX0077429, held by LEE COUNTY FWSD NO. 1
March 18, 2019: ROBERTO R BUSTAMANTE WWTP, El Paso, TX0101605, held by EL PASO WATER UTILITIES PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
March 21, 2019: BRAZORIA COUNTY FWSD 1 WWTP, Brazoria County, TX0032425, held by BRAZORIA COUNTY FWSD NO. 1
March 21, 2019: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 389 WWTP, Harris County, TX0125881, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 389
March 21, 2019: SANTA RITA UPPER MIDDLEBROOK WWTP, Liberty Hill, TX0132969, held by LIBERTY HILL CITY OF
March 22, 2019: REFLECTION BAY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Pearland, TX0117501, held by PEARLAND, CITY OF
March 22, 2019: CITY OF VENUS WWTP, Venus, TX0138703, held by VENUS CITY OF

SOMERVELL COUNTY WTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 9 discharge permits in the Bowden Branch-Paluxy River subwatershed (HUC 120602020111), TX0131911 among them. Its county holds 26, 1 of them major permits; TX0131911 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Bowden Branch-Paluxy River subwatershed (HUC 120602020111)

CITY OF GLEN ROSE WWTP, Glen Rose: TX0033316, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIB;VAN ZANT BRANCH;PALUXY RV, permit term to April 22, 2024
CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION, Glen Rose: TXR1501UH, minor permit, discharging to WHEELER BRANCH, permit term to March 4, 2028
FOSSIL RIM WILDLIFE CENTER WWTP, Glen Rose: TX0135373, minor permit, discharging to DRAINAGE;BARKERS BRANCH;PALUXY RIV/N PALUXY RIV, permit term to March 11, 2024
GFL GLEN ROSE TRANSFER STATION, Glen Rose: TXR05GZ98, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
GOLDEN HEIGHTS ADDITION, Glen Rose: TXR1504WY, minor permit, discharging to WHEELER BRANCH, permit term to March 4, 2028
INGRAM CONCRETE GLEN ROSE PLANT, Glen Rose: TXG110956, minor permit, discharging to PRIVATE LAKE, permit term to November 7, 2021
JESSICAS PROPERTY, Glen Rose: TXR05GK37, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
ROCK RIDGE, Glen Rose: TXR1502UH, minor permit, discharging to PALUXY RIVER /NORTH PALUXY RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	SOMERVELL COUNTY WTP
Permittee as filed	SOMERVELL COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
NPDES ID	TX0131911
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
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	March 18, 2019
Expiration date	March 18, 2024
Address	Glen Rose, TX 76043
Receiving water	WHEELER BRANCH;PAULXY RV/N PALUXY RV
Subwatershed	Bowden Branch-Paluxy River (HUC 120602020111)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

6Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
6With a violation of any kind
0With 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
Aluminum, total [as Al]	4	8
pH	2	8
Chloride [as Cl]	2	8
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	2	8
Solids, total dissolved	2	8
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	4

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TX0131911.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 21, 2018	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0131911.

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 TX0131911.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0131911 for the SOMERVELL COUNTY WTP in Glen Rose, TX, held by SOMERVELL COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, which discharges to WHEELER BRANCH;PAULXY RV/N PALUXY RV in the Bowden Branch-Paluxy River subwatershed (HUC 120602020111). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a permit status of Minor discharger class 6, zero pollutants under a numeric limit, and zero pollutants with an effluent exceedance.