Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewarge System
1147 Treatment Plant Rd, Waco, TX 76706 · Mclennan County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 28.36 MGD
- Design flow
- 45 MGD
- NPDES permit
- TX0026506
- Effective
- Permit expires
- July 2030
- Population served
- 188,342
- CWNS 2022
Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewarge System is a publicly owned wastewater treatment plant in Waco, Mclennan County, Texas treating an average of 28.36 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 45 MGD, serving about 188,342 residents. It discharges under NPDES permit TX0026506 (effective), which expires in July 2030, with 48 recorded violations in the last three years. EPA has recorded 1 formal enforcement action naming the plant, the latest in May 2015.
Treatment technology
3 treatment structures and unit processes identified at Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewarge System.
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 48
- Effluent violations
- 48
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 Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewarge System in EPA's ICIS system.
- Formal actions
- 1
- 0 since FY2020
- Compliance actions
- $20,000
- required by EPA orders
- EPA inspections
- 0
- none on record
Latest case · May 2015
City of Waco
Administrative order · CWA, NPDES Permit Violations · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · Compliance actions $20,000
EPA's description of the case:
“The City of Waco, McLennan County, Texas was issued an Administrative Order for Effluent Violations at the Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewage System Treatment Facility. Correction Action Plan due…”
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Source: EPA ECHO, civil enforcement case 06-2014-1794.
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Every action against Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewarge System with dates, milestones, violation types and EPA's complete case summaries, plus inspections and informal actions.
Capital improvement projects in Waco
Waco's capital improvement plan lists 12 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $290M starting 2025–2025. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
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| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Water Plant Improvements - Mt. Carmel, Riverside, DAF | $56,900,000 | 2025–2029 |
| WMARSS Bull Hide Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion | $35,000,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Water Pump and Storage Improvements | $34,700,000 | 2025–2027 |
| WMARSS Plant Improvements | $32,000,000 | 2025–2029 |
| Water Transmission Improvements | $29,500,000 | 2025–2029 |
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Key contacts
39 verified contacts for Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewarge System, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewarge System, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
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Waco Metropolitan Area Regional Sewarge System: 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 August 18, 2026.
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