Reflection Bay Water Reclamation Facility
1.25Mi W Intx Mchard Rd/Sthwy, Pearland, TX 77581 · Brazoria County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 3.71 MGD
- Design flow
- 7 MGD
- NPDES permit
- TX0117501
- Effective
- Permit expires
- February 2030
- Population served
- 7,524
- CWNS 2022
Reflection Bay Water Reclamation Facility is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas treating an average of 3.71 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 7 MGD, serving about 7,524 residents. It discharges under NPDES permit TX0117501 (effective), which expires in February 2030, with 74 recorded violations in the last three years. EPA has recorded 1 formal enforcement action naming the plant, the latest in December 2024.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures and unit processes at Reflection Bay Water Reclamation Facility.
Treatment structure data not yet analyzed for this facility.
Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 74
- Effluent violations
- 74
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
EPA enforcement history
Federal civil enforcement cases, compliance inspections and informal actions recorded for Reflection Bay Water Reclamation Facility in EPA's ICIS system.
- Formal actions
- 1
- 1 since FY2020
- EPA inspections
- 0
- none on record
Latest case · Dec 2024
City of Pearland-AO
Administrative order · CWA, NPDES Permit Violations · Final Order Issued
EPA's description of the case:
“The City of Pearland was issued an EPA order for violations of the permit effluent limits. A compliance plan is required to be submitted to the EPA.”
Source: EPA ECHO, civil enforcement case 06-2025-1708.
Full case history with a free Klarifi account
Every action against Reflection Bay Water Reclamation Facility with dates, milestones, violation types and EPA's complete case summaries, plus inspections and informal actions.
Capital improvement projects in Pearland
Pearland's capital improvement plan lists 80 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $136M starting 2025–2029. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
All water and sewer capital projects in Pearland →
| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Rose Gravity Sewer - Plum from Galveston to Barry Rose WRF | $9,780,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation - Longwood Service Area (LW-03) | $8,011,100 | 2025–2025 |
| FM 518 Utility Relocations Phase 2 (Old Chocolate Bayou to McLean) | $6,800,000 | 2026–2026 |
| FM 518 Utility Relocations - SH288 to Old Chocolate Bayou | $6,745,000 | 2025–2025 |
| FM 518 Wastewater Utility Relocations - SH288 to Old Chocolate Bayou | $6,550,000 | 2025–2025 |
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
2 verified contacts for Reflection Bay Water Reclamation Facility, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at Reflection Bay Water Reclamation Facility, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
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Houston · 3 mi away
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Pearland · 5 mi away
1.43 MGD
Bellaire · 5 mi away
0.68 MGD
Manvel · 5 mi away
0.23 MGD
Fresno · 6 mi away
1.76 MGD
Rosharon · 6 mi away
0.88 MGD
Reflection Bay Water Reclamation Facility: 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 October 26, 2026; facility record last updated May 28, 2025.
Wastewater terms: POTW · MGD · NPDES permit · Inflow and infiltration · Tertiary treatment · Significant industrial user · all terms