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Houston, City of (Sims Bayou)

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Houston, Texas. NPDES permit TX0062201 expired Aug 31, 2002; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 20 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (16 values), outfall TX1 form Q quarterly, outfall TX1 form S twice a year, outfall TXA form Q quarterly, outfall TXA form S twice a year
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
1 value over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 24 reports late

Limits in force (35)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly minimum≥ 4 mg/Lall year001
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspended30-day average≤ 15 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 25 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspended30-day average≤ 3128 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 3 mg/LApr–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 5 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]7-day average≤ 6 mg/LApr–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]7-day average≤ 10 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 626 lb/dApr–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 1042 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30-day averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximum≤ .099 mg/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualmonthly minimum≥ 1 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30-day average≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average≤ 15 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30-day average≤ 2085 lb/dall year001
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 menidia7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidiamonthly 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 menidia7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidiamonthly 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 menidia7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidiamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)daily minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Cyprinodon variegatusdaily minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Cyprinodon variegatusmonthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA

How strict are these limits?

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

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