Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0100242
FISHING HARBOR WWTP, Brownsville, TX: NPDES TX0100242 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FISHING HARBOR WWTP, held by BROWNSVILLE NAVIGATION DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit TX0100242, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch, Brownsville Ship Cha. EPA’s file records it issued January 25, 2016 and expiring July 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 | FISHING HARBOR WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BROWNSVILLE NAVIGATION DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | TX0100242 |
| 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 | January 25, 2016 |
| Expiration date | July 1, 2020 |
| Address | Brownsville, TX 78521 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH, BROWNSVILLE SHIP CHA |
| Subwatershed | Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel (HUC 121102080900) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 39 | 33 | February 29, 2024 | 356% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 9 | 7 | June 30, 2024 | 3,048% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free [as free] | 0 | 6 | 6 | May 31, 2026 | 72% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 54 | 4 | September 30, 2024 | 221% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 53 | 4 | February 28, 2021 | 85% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 27 | 3 | July 31, 2021 | 27% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 25 | 3 | June 30, 2019 | 120% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 45 | 1 | June 30, 2024 | 41% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 27 | 1 | June 30, 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 15, 2018 | 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.