# Brownsville Pub Southside Wastewater Treatment Facility: 300-gallon sewage overflow (equipment failure) in Cameron County, TX

**Score:** 45/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Utility / system | Brownsville Pub Southside Wastewater Treatment Facility |
| System type | Treatment plant (WWTP) |
| TCEQ RN | RN102179926 |
| Permits | STORMWATER-PERMIT-TXR05AL37; WASTEWATER-EPA ID-TX0055484; WASTEWATER-PERMIT-WQ0010397003 |
| Volume | 300 gallons |
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Source | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Sanitary Sewer Overflows (data.texas.gov) |
| Receiving water | Brownsville Ship Channel |
| County | Cameron |
| TCEQ region | Harlingen |
| Dates | 2026-06-19 |
| Reported | 2026-06-23 |
| Incident number | 462121 |

## Why this score
- Equipment failure: a fixable infrastructure cause.
- Reached Brownsville Ship Channel.

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Sanitary Sewer Overflows (data.texas.gov) (https://data.texas.gov/d/8kc5-95uk). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:50:46.460Z.
From TCEQ Sanitary Sewer Overflow reports, which TCEQ publishes in monthly batches (recent weeks may not appear yet). Volumes are as reported by the utility and are often estimates. Utility/system level only. Verify with TCEQ.