Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0048038
CITY OF AUSTWELL WWTP, Austwell, TX: NPDES TX0048038 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF AUSTWELL WWTP, held by AUSTWELL, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0048038, which discharges to San Antonio Bay/Hynes Bay/Guadalupe. EPA’s file records it issued May 8, 2015 and expiring March 1, 2020. 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 | CITY OF AUSTWELL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AUSTWELL, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0048038 |
| 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 | May 8, 2015 |
| Expiration date | March 1, 2020 |
| Address | Austwell, TX 77950 |
| Receiving water | SAN ANTONIO BAY/HYNES BAY/GUADALUPE |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 | 42 | 22 | June 30, 2026 | 531,925% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 64 | 19 | December 31, 2013 | 5,733% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 72 | 6 | May 31, 2026 | 1,605% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 50 | 2 | July 31, 2009 | 98% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 23 | 1 | April 30, 2001 | 70% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 64 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 4 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| May 21, 2025 | 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 14, 2026.