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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0139505

DEER TRAILS WATER DISTRICT WWTP, Conroe, TX: NPDES TX0139505 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

DEER TRAILS WATER DISTRICT WWTP, held by DEER TRAILS WATER DISTRICT, LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0139505, which discharges to Ditch; Unnamed Trib, E Fork Crystal Crk. EPA’s file records it issued May 27, 2020 and expiring May 27, 2025.

DEER TRAILS WATER DISTRICT WWTP, Conroe, Texas: Individual permit TX0139505, held by DEER TRAILS WATER DISTRICT, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 27, 2020, term to May 27, 2025; discharges to DITCH; UNNAMED TRIB, E FORK CRYSTAL CRK.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 447% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2023, largest 29% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 23% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

DEER TRAILS WATER DISTRICT WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 96 discharge permits in the Crystal Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401010403), TX0139505 among them. Its county holds 1,439, 16 of them major permits; TX0139505 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Crystal Creek subwatershed (HUC 120401010403)

  • A-1 HOMES, Conroe: TXR1568OC, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK OF CRYSTAL CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • AMERITEX HDPE, Conroe: TXR1564QZ, minor permit, discharging to EAST FORK CRYSTAL CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • ARCOSA CONROE, Conroe: TXR1577YT, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK CRYSTAL CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • ASM - WILLIS, Willis: TXR05GQ72, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
  • BRIGHT MORNING STAR PLACE, Conroe: TXR1522TI, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK OF CRYSTAL CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE TRUSS PLANT CNS, Conroe: TXR1598MF, minor permit, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • CANEY MILLS PHASE 3 DETENTION & MASS GRADING, Conroe: TXR1523OI, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • CANEY MILLS SEC 9, Conroe: TXR1503YN, minor permit, discharging to CANEY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • CANEY MILLS SUBDIVISION, Conroe: TXR1555EK, minor permit, discharging to CANEY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2023
  • CANEY MILLS SUBDIVISION, Conroe: TXR1591OC, minor permit, discharging to CANEY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028

Identity

Facility as filedDEER TRAILS WATER DISTRICT WWTP
Permittee as filedDEER TRAILS WATER DISTRICT, LLC
NPDES IDTX0139505
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 27, 2020
Expiration dateMay 27, 2025
AddressConroe, TX 77304
Receiving waterDITCH; UNNAMED TRIB, E FORK CRYSTAL CRK
SubwatershedCrystal Creek (HUC 120401010403)

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]32611June 30, 2023447% over the limit
Solids, total suspended3194December 31, 202329% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2144July 31, 202623% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]3150
pH2100
Chlorine, total residual2100
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]150
E. coli220

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0139505.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0139505.

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 TX0139505.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit TX0139505 for the Deer Trails Water District WWTP in Conroe, TX, held by Deer Trails Water District, LLC, and shows the permit as administratively continued with a minor discharger classification. The page lists 8 pollutants on file, 8 under a numeric limit, and 3 with an effluent exceedance, with the permit's watershed given as HUC 120401010403.