Fulshear Mud No 3A — NPDES permit TX0136883: limits, due date and EPA's record

Sewage treatment plant, Fulshear, Texas. NPDES permit TX0136883 expired Jun 14, 2026; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: over a limit 3 times (last November 2025). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

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

Period ending	Parameter	Reported	Limit	Over by
October 2025	E. coli, daily maximum	326 CFU/100mL	≤ 200 CFU/100mL	63%
October 2025	Solids, total suspended, daily maximum	41.8 mg/L	≤ 40 mg/L	5%
November 2025	BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], daily average	7.3 mg/L	≤ 7 mg/L	4%

Limits in force (18)

Parameter	Statistic	Limit	Months
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	monthly minimum	≥ 4 mg/L	all year
pH	minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year
pH	maximum	≤ 9 SU	all year
Solids, total suspended	daily average	≤ 15 mg/L	all year
Solids, total suspended	daily maximum	≤ 40 mg/L	all year
Solids, total suspended	daily average	≤ 90 lb/d	all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	daily average	≤ 2 mg/L	all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	daily maximum	≤ 10 mg/L	all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	daily average	≤ 12 lb/d	all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily average	≤ .72 MGD	all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	report only (MGD)	all year
Chlorine, total residual	instantaneous maximum	≤ .1 mg/L	all year
Chlorine, total residual	monthly minimum	≥ 1 mg/L	all year
E. coli	daily average	≤ 63 CFU/100mL	all year
E. coli	daily maximum	≤ 200 CFU/100mL	all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	daily average	≤ 7 mg/L	all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	daily maximum	≤ 25 mg/L	all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	daily average	≤ 42 lb/d	all year

How strict are these limits?

Your permit document is the final word. As JSON: /api/v1/permits/TX0136883 · MCP: https://passage-data.com/mcp