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Sewerage Systems, major discharger, Houston, Texas. NPDES permit TX0053023, in force until Jun 19, 2031. Last 12 months: over a limit 4 times (last June 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Period ending | Outfall | Parameter | Reported | Limit | Over by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 001 | Enterococci, daily maximum | 116 CFU/100mL | ≤ 104 CFU/100mL | 12% |
| May 2026 | 001 | Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD], daily maximum | 238 mg/L | ≤ 200 mg/L | 19% |
| May 2026 | 001 | pH range excursions, > 60 minutes, monthly total | 1 occur/mo | ≤ 0 occur/mo | — |
| June 2026 | 002 | Carbon, tot organic [TOC], daily maximum | 130 mg/L | ≤ 75 mg/L | 73% |
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months | Outfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily average | ≤ 53 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 163 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily average | ≤ 1769 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 5440 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 5 SU | all year | 001 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 11 SU | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily average | ≤ 11.3 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 29.6 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily average | ≤ 377 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 988 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Oil & Grease | daily average | ≤ 38 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | ≤ 127 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Oil & Grease | daily average | ≤ 1268 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | ≤ 4239 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Cyanide, free [as free] | daily average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Cyanide, free [as free] | daily minimum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Cyanide, free [as free] | daily average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Cyanide, free [as free] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | daily average | ≤ .0199 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | daily maximum | ≤ .0993 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | daily average | ≤ .664 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | daily maximum | ≤ 3.31 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | daily average | ≤ .0102 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | daily maximum | ≤ .0172 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | daily average | ≤ .34 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | daily maximum | ≤ .574 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | daily average | ≤ .0522 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | daily maximum | ≤ .167 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | daily average | ≤ 1.74 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | daily maximum | ≤ 5.57 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | daily average | ≤ .0703 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | daily maximum | ≤ .182 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | daily average | ≤ 2.34 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | daily maximum | ≤ 6.07 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | daily average | ≤ .043 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | daily maximum | ≤ .0911 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | daily average | ≤ 1.43 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | daily maximum | ≤ 3.04 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | daily average | ≤ .154 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | daily maximum | ≤ .326 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | daily average | ≤ 5.14 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | daily maximum | ≤ 10.8 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | daily average | ≤ .131 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | daily maximum | ≤ .276 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | daily average | ≤ 4.37 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | daily maximum | ≤ 9.21 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | daily average | ≤ .0071 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | daily maximum | ≤ .0151 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | daily average | ≤ .239 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | daily maximum | ≤ .505 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Vanadium, total [as V] | daily average | ≤ .0518 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Vanadium, total [as V] | daily maximum | ≤ .0628 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Vanadium, total [as V] | daily average | ≤ 1.72 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Vanadium, total [as V] | daily maximum | ≤ 2.09 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily average | ≤ .24 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily maximum | ≤ .509 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily average | ≤ 8.04 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily maximum | ≤ 17 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | daily average | ≤ .0312 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | daily maximum | ≤ .111 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | daily average | ≤ 1.04 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | daily maximum | ≤ 3.7 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Tin, total [as Sn] | daily average | ≤ .0367 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Tin, total [as Sn] | daily maximum | ≤ .0955 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Tin, total [as Sn] | daily average | ≤ 1.22 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Tin, total [as Sn] | daily maximum | ≤ 3.18 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | daily average | ≤ .0698 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | daily maximum | ≤ .176 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | daily average | ≤ 2.32 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | daily maximum | ≤ 5.87 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Titanium, total [as Ti] | daily average | ≤ .00612 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Titanium, total [as Ti] | daily maximum | ≤ .0159 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Titanium, total [as Ti] | daily average | ≤ .204 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Titanium, total [as Ti] | daily maximum | ≤ .53 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Butyl benzyl phthalate | daily average | ≤ .0887 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Butyl benzyl phthalate | daily maximum | ≤ .188 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Butyl benzyl phthalate | daily average | ≤ 2.96 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Butyl benzyl phthalate | daily maximum | ≤ 6.27 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Fluoranthene | daily average | ≤ .0268 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Fluoranthene | daily maximum | ≤ .0537 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Fluoranthene | daily average | ≤ .894 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Fluoranthene | daily maximum | ≤ 1.79 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | daily average | ≤ .106 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | daily maximum | ≤ .155 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | daily average | ≤ 3.53 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | daily maximum | ≤ 5.17 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Phenol | daily average | ≤ 1.08 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Phenol | daily maximum | ≤ 3.65 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Phenol | daily average | ≤ 36 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Phenol | daily maximum | ≤ 121 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | daily average | ≤ .101 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | daily maximum | ≤ .215 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | daily average | ≤ 3.37 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | daily maximum | ≤ 7.17 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily average | ≤ 4 MGD | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | ≤ 8 MGD | all year | 001 |
| Chlorine, total residual | monthly minimum | ≥ .5 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Chlorine, total residual | monthly maximum | ≤ 4 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Enterococci | daily average | ≤ 35 CFU/100mL | all year | 001 |
| Enterococci | daily maximum | ≤ 104 CFU/100mL | all year | 001 |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | daily average | ≤ .000246 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | daily maximum | ≤ .000641 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | daily average | ≤ .0082 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | daily maximum | ≤ .0214 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Acetone, dry weight | daily average | ≤ 7.97 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Acetone, dry weight | daily maximum | ≤ 30.2 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Acetone, dry weight | daily average | ≤ 266 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Acetone, dry weight | daily maximum | ≤ 1008 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Pyridine | daily average | ≤ .182 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Pyridine | daily maximum | ≤ .37 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Pyridine | daily average | ≤ 6.07 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Pyridine | daily maximum | ≤ 12.3 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| p-Cresol | daily average | ≤ .205 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| p-Cresol | daily maximum | ≤ .698 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| p-Cresol | daily average | ≤ 6.84 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| p-Cresol | daily maximum | ≤ 23.2 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| n-Decane | daily average | ≤ .437 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| n-Decane | daily maximum | ≤ .948 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| n-Decane | daily average | ≤ 14.5 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| n-Decane | daily maximum | ≤ 31.6 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Carbazole | daily average | ≤ .276 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Carbazole | daily maximum | ≤ .598 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Carbazole | daily average | ≤ 9.21 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Carbazole | daily maximum | ≤ 19.9 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| n-Octadecane | daily average | ≤ .302 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| n-Octadecane | daily maximum | ≤ .589 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| n-Octadecane | daily average | ≤ 10 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| n-Octadecane | daily maximum | ≤ 19.6 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2-Butanone | daily average | ≤ 1.85 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| 2-Butanone | daily maximum | ≤ 4.81 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| 2-Butanone | daily average | ≤ 61.7 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2-Butanone | daily maximum | ≤ 160 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| o-Cresol [2-Methylphenol] | daily average | ≤ .561 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| o-Cresol [2-Methylphenol] | daily maximum | ≤ 1.92 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| o-Cresol [2-Methylphenol] | daily average | ≤ 18.7 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| o-Cresol [2-Methylphenol] | daily maximum | ≤ 64 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Acetophenone | daily average | ≤ .0562 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Acetophenone | daily maximum | ≤ .114 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Acetophenone | daily average | ≤ 1.87 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Acetophenone | daily maximum | ≤ 3.8 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | monthly total | ≤ 0 occur/mo | all year | 001 |
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | monthly total | ≤ 446 min | all year | 001 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 002 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 002 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | ≤ 15 mg/L | all year | 002 |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | daily maximum | ≤ 75 mg/L | all year | 002 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily average | report only (MGD) | all year | 002 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 002 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 003 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 003 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | ≤ 15 mg/L | all year | 003 |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | daily maximum | ≤ 75 mg/L | all year | 003 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily average | report only (MGD) | all year | 003 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 003 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 004 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 004 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | ≤ 15 mg/L | all year | 004 |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | daily maximum | ≤ 75 mg/L | all year | 004 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily average | report only (MGD) | all year | 004 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 004 |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Growth Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Growth Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | single sample | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TXA |
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia beryllina | single sample | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TXA |
| Parameter | New limit | New or tighter | Median, last 12 months | × new limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanide, free [as free], daily average | 0.00878 mg/L | new | — | — |
| Cyanide, free [as free], daily average | 0.293 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Cyanide, free [as free], daily maximum | 0.0185 mg/L | new | — | — |
| Cyanide, free [as free], daily maximum | 0.618 lb/d | new | — | — |
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