Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0031593
TDCJ WAINRIGHT UNIT, Houston County, TX: NPDES TX0031593 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TDCJ WAINRIGHT UNIT, held by TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, holds NPDES permit TX0031593, which discharges to Pipeline To Unnamed Creek, Lake Livingston. EPA’s file records it issued February 28, 2017 and expiring February 1, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TDCJ WAINRIGHT UNIT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE |
| NPDES ID | TX0031593 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 28, 2017 |
| Expiration date | February 1, 2022 |
| Address | Houston County, TX 75861 |
| Receiving water | PIPELINE TO UNNAMED CREEK, LAKE LIVINGSTON |
| Subwatershed | Black Creek-Trinity River (HUC 120302020604) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 140 | 62 | April 30, 2026 | 565% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 139 | 49 | July 31, 2026 | 545% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 22 | 20 | November 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 95 | 8 | August 31, 2024 | 1,557% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 33 | 6 | May 31, 2014 | 24% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 63 | 3 | October 31, 2018 | 3% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 65 | 2 | July 31, 2019 | 18% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 61 | 2 | September 30, 2011 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 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 | ||
| 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 6, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 25, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 17, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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 14, 2026.