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Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR TX0000004815700005

WA PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, Thompsons, TX: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties

WA PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, at 2500 Y U JONES RD, Thompsons in Fort Bend County, Texas, is an operating major source of air pollution on EPA’s ICIS-AIR register. EPA’s file records its current violation status (ICIS-AIR’s high-priority violation field) as “No Violation Identified”. Fort Bend County is on EPA’s Green Book list of areas that do not meet a national air quality standard. The status and classification are as EPA’s facility file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the source’s current standing, quarter by quarter.

Identity

Facility as filedWA PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION
ICIS-AIR IDTX0000004815700005
EPA facility registry ID110000608254
Operating statusOperating
Emissions classificationMajor source
Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field)No Violation Identified
Address2500 Y U JONES RD, Thompsons, TX 77481
CountyFort Bend County
In a nonattainment countyYes (EPA Green Book)
Industry (NAICS)Utilities (NAICS 2211)
EPA region06

Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR facility file (ECHO download).

Programs and pollutants

Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-AIR download does not include its program, pollutant and Title V certification files, so this page does not list the Clean Air Act programs WA PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION is under or the pollutants it is permitted for. The programs each evaluation and violation below was recorded under are shown with it. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report lists both.

Compliance evaluations

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPrograms
November 30, 2023FCE On-SiteStateTitle V Permits
August 21, 2020FCE On-SiteStateTitle V Permits
February 28, 2018FCE On-SiteStateTitle V Permits
July 20, 2017FCE On-SiteStateTitle V Permits

Violations

A high-priority violation (HPV) is the most serious class of Clean Air Act non-compliance an agency records; a federally reportable violation (FRV) is the next step down. Each row is one determination as EPA’s violation history files it.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPrograms
August 17, 2022Earliest FRV determinationStateTitle V Permits
August 20, 2021Earliest FRV determinationStateTitle V Permits

Enforcement and penalties

4 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 4 of them with a penalty filed above zero. Each penalty is shown as EPA’s formal action file states it; “Not stated” means the file gives no figure, and $0 is a disclosed zero.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPenalty, as filed
June 9, 2026Administrative OrderState$81,556
June 13, 2024CAA 113D1 Action For Penalty - 112(r) RMP Expedited Settlement ProgramU.S. EPA$2,000
July 27, 2023Administrative OrderState$14,100
April 12, 2022Administrative OrderState$2,601

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal action file holds no notice or warning for ICIS-AIR TX0000004815700005 since January 1, 2017.

Stack tests

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
January 16, 2020N/AState
October 9, 2019PassState
December 10, 2018PassState
October 16, 2018PassState
May 29, 2018PassState
May 29, 2018PassState
May 23, 2018PassState
May 23, 2018PassState
May 23, 2018PassState
January 20, 2017N/AState

Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR evaluation, violation, stack test and enforcement files (ECHO download), events dated January 1, 2017 or later as loaded; up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.

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What this page shows

This page covers the Clean Air Act compliance record for WA PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION in Thompsons, TX, under ICIS-AIR ID TX0000004815700005. The page lists 4 compliance evaluations, 0 high-priority violations, and 4 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017. The operating status is Operating, the emissions classification is Major source, and the current violation status is No Violation Identified.