Fort Bend County Mud 25 — NPDES permit TX0132217: limits, due date and EPA's record

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Sugar Land, Texas. NPDES permit TX0132217, in force until Mar 5, 2029. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last November 2025), 1 of 12 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

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

Period ending	Parameter	Reported	Limit	Over by
October 2025	BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], daily average	6.8 mg/L	≤ 5 mg/L	36%
November 2025	BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], daily average	6.2 mg/L	≤ 5 mg/L	24%

Limits in force (18)

Parameter	Statistic	Limit	Months
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	monthly minimum	≥ 5 mg/L	all year
pH	minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year
pH	maximum	≤ 9 SU	all year
Solids, total suspended	daily average	≤ 12 mg/L	all year
Solids, total suspended	daily maximum	≤ 40 mg/L	all year
Solids, total suspended	daily average	≤ 50 lb/d	all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	daily average	≤ 1 mg/L	all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	daily maximum	≤ 6 mg/L	all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	daily average	≤ 4.2 lb/d	all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily average	≤ .5 MGD	all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	report only (MGD)	all year
Chlorine, total residual	monthly minimum	≥ 1 mg/L	all year
Chlorine, total residual	monthly maximum	≤ 4 mg/L	all year
E. coli	daily average	≤ 126 CFU/100mL	all year
E. coli	daily maximum	≤ 399 CFU/100mL	all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	daily average	≤ 5 mg/L	all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	daily maximum	≤ 20 mg/L	all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	daily average	≤ 21 lb/d	all year

How strict are these limits?

Your permit document is the final word. As JSON: /api/v1/permits/TX0132217 · MCP: https://passage-data.com/mcp