Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0063070
SAGEMONT WWTP, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0063070 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 51Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SAGEMONT WWTP, held by HOUSTON, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0063070, which discharges to Turkey Creek,Clear Creek Above Tida. EPA’s file records it issued October 30, 2018 and expiring October 30, 2023. 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 | SAGEMONT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HOUSTON, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0063070 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 30, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 30, 2023 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77089 |
| Receiving water | TURKEY CREEK,CLEAR CREEK ABOVE TIDA |
| Subwatershed | Clear Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay (HUC 120402040100) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 51Pollutants on file
- 51Under a numeric limit
- 20With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 112 | 112 | July 31, 2026 | 600% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 28 | 28 | April 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 25 | 24 | February 28, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 14 | 14 | July 31, 2024 | 1,675% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2020 | 4% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 3 | 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 | ||
| pH | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual whole sludge application rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 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
- 21Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 1, 2024 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
| July 27, 2024 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| January 27, 2024 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
| January 5, 2024 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| October 5, 2023 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| April 26, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 24, 2022 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| November 1, 2022 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| March 15, 2022 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| December 18, 2021 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| November 14, 2021 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| May 24, 2021 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| May 20, 2021 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| February 13, 2020 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| January 17, 2020 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
| January 17, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | EP6 |
| August 15, 2019 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | EP6 |
| December 28, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | EP6 |
| August 9, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 28, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | EP6 |
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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