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Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville Texas

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Brownsville, Texas. NPDES permit TX0055484, in force until Oct 24, 2027. Last 12 months: over a limit 6 times (last June 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 20 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (20 values), outfall TX1 form Q quarterly (28 values), outfall TXA form S twice a year
Renewal application due
Apr 27, 2027 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
3 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 16 reports late

Last 12 months (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
April 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], daily maximum30.7 mg/L≤ 25 mg/L23%
April 2026Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily average5.15 mg/L≤ 3 mg/L72%
April 2026Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily maximum15.6 mg/L≤ 10 mg/L56%
May 2026Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily average4.42 mg/L≤ 3 mg/L47%
May 2026Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily maximum13.2 mg/L≤ 10 mg/L32%
June 2026Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily maximum12 mg/L≤ 10 mg/L20%

Limits in force (52)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly minimum≥ 4 mg/Lall year001
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 15 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 40 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 1601 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily average≤ 3 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily average≤ 320 lb/dall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2-hour peak≤ 26667 gal/minall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantannual average≤ 12.8 MGDall year001
Chlorine, total residualmonthly minimum≥ 1 mg/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualmonthly maximum≤ 4 mg/Lall year001
Enterococcidaily average≤ 35 CFU/100mLall year001
Enterococcidaily maximum≤ 104 CFU/100mLall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily average≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 25 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily average≤ 1068 lb/dall year001
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #17-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #27-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOEC Sub-Lethal Growth Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOEC Sub-Lethal Growth Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia beryllinasingle grab samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA

Cited limits by parameter: Texas's rules and the federal ones.

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