Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant
Baytown, TX · Harris County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 4.75 MGD
- Design flow
- 6.2 MGD
- NPDES permit
- TX0020109
- Effective
- Permit expires
- June 2029
- Population served
- 52,088
- CWNS 2022
Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Baytown, Harris County, Texas treating an average of 4.75 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 6.2 MGD, serving about 52,088 residents. Treatment on site includes clarifiers, biosolids drying, biosolids mechanical dewatering, disinfection, chlorine/ chloramine, screening and other unit processes. It discharges under NPDES permit TX0020109 (effective), which expires in June 2029, with 54 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Clarifiers
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Biosolids Drying
unit processBiosolids Mechanical Dewatering
unit processDisinfection, chlorine/ chloramine
unit processScreening
unit processSuspended Growth, Aerobic
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 54
- Effluent violations
- 51
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Baytown
Baytown's capital improvement plan lists 37 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $342M starting 2025–2029. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
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| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| BAWA East Surface Water Plant Phase 2 Expansion | $52,000,000 | 2026–2026 |
| IH-10 Lift Station #2 Force Main and Gravity System Improvements | $35,500,000 | 2025–2027 |
| Neighborhood Waterline Area- Wooster Terrace | $29,224,967 | 2029–2030 |
| IH-10 Lift Station #1 Improvements | $21,000,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Lead Service Line Replacement | $18,000,000 | 2025–2027 |
Full project details — scope, funding source, engineering consultant and the decision-makers behind each project — are available in Klarifi, along with similar wastewater capital projects in other cities.
Key contacts
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Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant: frequently asked questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed September 11, 2026; facility record last updated March 14, 2025.