Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0079561
13001 ALAMEDA HOUSTON PLANT, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0079561 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
13001 ALAMEDA HOUSTON PLANT, held by TEXAS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC., holds NPDES permit TX0079561, which discharges to Sims Bayou Above Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued January 8, 2019 and expiring January 8, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | 13001 ALAMEDA HOUSTON PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TEXAS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC. |
| NPDES ID | TX0079561 |
| 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 | January 8, 2019 |
| Expiration date | January 8, 2024 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77045 |
| Receiving water | SIMS BAYOU ABOVE TIDAL |
| Subwatershed | Upper Sims Bayou (HUC 120401040501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 77 | 31 | April 30, 2014 | 163% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 44 | 10 | May 31, 2021 | 164% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 24 | 8 | February 28, 2014 | 132% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 56 | 4 | July 31, 2015 | 95% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 16 | 4 | March 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 45 | 3 | July 31, 2010 | 1,702% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 53 | 1 | April 30, 2004 | |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 7 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2024 | 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 15, 2026.