Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0088170
NORTH KUEHLER WWTP, New Braunfels, TX: NPDES TX0088170 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 49Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NORTH KUEHLER WWTP, held by NEW BRAUNFELS UTILITIES, holds NPDES permit TX0088170, which discharges to Unnamed Tributary; Guadalupe River. EPA’s file records it issued April 24, 2015 and expiring February 1, 2020. 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 | NORTH KUEHLER WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NEW BRAUNFELS UTILITIES |
| NPDES ID | TX0088170 |
| 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 | April 24, 2015 |
| Expiration date | February 1, 2020 |
| Address | New Braunfels, TX 78130 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIBUTARY; GUADALUPE RIVER |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 49Pollutants on file
- 49Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 43 | 40 | March 31, 2016 | 310% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 28 | 28 | February 28, 2025 | 3,443% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 23 | 20 | March 31, 2016 | 141% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 9 | 4 | January 31, 2022 | 304% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 3 | May 31, 2016 | 10% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 16 | 2 | July 31, 2026 | 20% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 3 | 1 | February 28, 2023 | |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48Hr acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Statis Renewal 48 Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Daphnia pulex | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 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 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 2 | 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 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 30, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 15, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 20, 2017 | 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 15, 2026.