Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0134813
CITY OF PASADENA, Pasadena, TX: NPDES TX0134813 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 50Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF PASADENA, held by PASADENA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0134813, which discharges to Boggy Bayou;Houston Ship Channel Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued July 19, 2018 and expiring July 19, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CITY OF PASADENA |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PASADENA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0134813 |
| 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 | July 19, 2018 |
| Expiration date | July 19, 2023 |
| Address | Pasadena, TX 77505 |
| Receiving water | BOGGY BAYOU;HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL TIDAL |
| Subwatershed | Clear Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay (HUC 120402040100) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 51Pollutants on file
- 50Under a numeric limit
- 48With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococci | 2 | 55 | 49 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 52 | 43 | June 30, 2026 | 2,375% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 32 | 23 | September 30, 2025 | 693% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 10 | 6 | March 31, 2018 | 68% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 13 | 4 | June 30, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 9 | 3 | March 31, 2021 | 5,700% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 1 | September 30, 2021 | 43% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - D. pulex | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 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 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 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 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 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 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 7, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 25, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 24, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 27, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 17, 2017 | 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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