CITY OF ALVORD WWTP, Alvord, TX: NPDES TX0142204 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CITY OF ALVORD WWTP, Alvord, Texas: Individual permit TX0142204, held by ALVORD, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued August 15, 2022, term to August 15, 2027; discharges to West Fork Trinity River Below Bridgeport Reservoir.

1 of the 8 pollutants listed for NPDES TX0142204 have no violation or effluent exceedance.

• Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 787% over the limit.
• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 1,523% over the limit.
• Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 46% over the limit.
• BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 417% over the limit.
• E. coli: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 1,821% over the limit.
• Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 20% over the limit.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2025, largest 2,650% over the limit.
• pH: 2 limits.

• July 22, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $20,550 state or local penalty.
• May 28, 2026: Under Review (State).
• April 22, 2026: Under Review (State).
• March 26, 2026: Under Review (State).
• January 28, 2026: Under Review (State).
• January 23, 2026: Follow-Up (S).
• June 30, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,606 were issued before TX0142204. ALVORD, CITY OF holds 2 permits in Texas.

Other permits held by ALVORD, CITY OF

• CITY OF ALVORD WWTP, Alvord: TX0057631, issued 2014-06-06

Coverages issued nearest TX0142204

• 2022-07-13: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 418 WWTP 2, Cypress: TX0141291, held by HARRIS COUNT Y MUD 418
• 2022-07-13: DOUBLE R MUD 2A OF HUNT AND COLLIN COUNTIES WWTP, City Of Josephine: TX0141879, held by DOUBLE R MUD 2A OF HUNT AND COLLIN COUNTIES
• 2022-07-15: MABANK WWTP, Mabank: TX0052949, held by MABANK, CITY OF
• 2022-07-29: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 500 HORSEPEN CREEK WWTP, Cypress: TX0129071, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 500
• 2022-08-02: STONEBROOKE SECTIONS 1 AND 2, Conroe: TX0142000, held by MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 212
• 2022-09-01: JACKRABBIT ROAD PUD WWTP, Houston: TX0046621, held by JACKRABBIT ROAD PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
• 2022-09-08: GREEN RIDGE WWTP, Houston: TX0026433, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF
• 2022-09-09: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 558 WWTF, Tomball: TX0141577, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 558
• 2022-10-06: HARRIS COUNTY MUD 167 WWTP, Katy: TX0094307, held by HARRIS COUNTY MUD 167
• 2022-10-11: CITY OF PENELOPE WWTP, Penelope: TX0142247, held by PENELOPE, CITY OF

CITY OF ALVORD WWTP among its neighbors

3 discharge permits are in the Chicken Creek-Big Sandy Creek subwatershed (HUC 120301010509); TX0142204 is one. Its county: 155, 1 major; TX0142204 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Chicken Creek-Big Sandy Creek subwatershed (HUC 120301010509)

• LINE W19 REPLACEMENT, Alvord: TXR1502XQ, minor, term to 2028-03-04
• WHISPERING WINDS, Alvord: TXR1589TM, minor, term to 2028-03-04