Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0141852
GRIMES COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION WWTP, Plantersville, TX: NPDES TX0141852 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GRIMES COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION WWTP, held by GRIMES CO WATER RECLAMATION LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0141852, which discharges to Spring Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 14, 2022 and expiring November 14, 2027. 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 | GRIMES COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GRIMES CO WATER RECLAMATION LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0141852 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 14, 2022 |
| Expiration date | November 14, 2027 |
| Address | Plantersville, TX 77363 |
| Receiving water | Spring Creek |
| Subwatershed | Birch Creek-Walnut Creek (HUC 120401020203) |
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
- 6With 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 | 19 | 16 | November 30, 2025 | 217% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 6 | 3 | February 28, 2025 | 46% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 5 | 2 | July 31, 2026 | 15% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 84,267,400% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 3 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 51% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 3 | 1 | December 31, 2023 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2023 | 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.