Alvin fined $68k for wastewater violations

Alvin fined $68k for wastewater violations

By Judy Zavalla, Staff Reporter


The City of Alvin has recently paid a fine assessed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The settlement was hotly debated in Council Executive Sessions since the city was first notified of its non-compliance last May. The agreement was reached on Sept. 28 with the settlement amount being $68,160. This fine was assessed for 2009 violations.

The fine was assessed for non-compliance of the city’s wastewater treatment system near the intersection of County Roads 160 and 158.

The facility is located 3.5 miles northeast of the intersection of State Highway 35 and Farm-to-Market Road 2917, south of Alvin.

TCEQ assessed the fine because it was discovered the City of Alvin had discharged municipal waste into or adjacent to water in the State of Texas.

The report indicated the city was out of compliance for carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) on a daily average on Oct. 31, Nov. 30 and Dec. 31 of 2009. The limit for CBOD is 10 mg./L and on those days, the city’s average fell between 23.20 and 34.44. It was also out of compliance for CBOD on a maximum basis on Feb, 28, April 30, Oct. 31, Nov. 30 and Dec. 31 of 2009.

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