Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0067474
COUNTRYSIDE ESTATES WWTP, Nederland, TX: NPDES TX0067474 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COUNTRYSIDE ESTATES WWTP, held by AQUA TEXAS INC, holds NPDES permit TX0067474, which discharges to Jefferson Ct Drainge Ditch;Rhodair Gully;Taylor Ba. EPA’s file records it issued July 2, 2019 and expiring July 2, 2024. 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 | COUNTRYSIDE ESTATES WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AQUA TEXAS INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0067474 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 2, 2019 |
| Expiration date | July 2, 2024 |
| Address | Nederland, TX 77627 |
| Receiving water | JEFFERSON CT DRAINGE DITCH;RHODAIR GULLY;TAYLOR BA |
| Subwatershed | Salt Bayou (HUC 120402010300) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 68 | 18 | May 31, 2022 | 30,769,130% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 54 | 9 | September 30, 2018 | 316% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 25 | 5 | March 31, 2020 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 22 | 4 | March 31, 2024 | 35% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 27 | 2 | March 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 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 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 10, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 18, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 21, 2019 | 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.