Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0119571
BRITTMOORE III WWTF, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0119571 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BRITTMOORE III WWTF, held by AQUA TEXAS INC, holds NPDES permit TX0119571, which discharges to Hcfcd W167-04-05;Ditch;Turkey Ck;Buffalo Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued September 26, 2017 and expiring May 1, 2022. 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 | BRITTMOORE III WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AQUA TEXAS INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0119571 |
| 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 | September 26, 2017 |
| Expiration date | May 1, 2022 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77041 |
| Receiving water | HCFCD W167-04-05;DITCH;TURKEY CK;BUFFALO BAYOU |
| Subwatershed | Cole Creek-Whiteoak Bayou (HUC 120401040302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 38Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 56 | 35 | May 31, 2025 | 728% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 18 | 14 | June 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 23 | 6 | January 31, 2007 | 26% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 21 | 5 | July 31, 2020 | 38% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 28 | 4 | July 31, 2020 | 43% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 27 | 3 | June 30, 2020 | 19% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 17 | 1 | May 31, 2026 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 10 | 1 | September 30, 2008 | 12% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 1 | 1 | 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 | ||
| 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0119571.
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.