Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0126446
TALOS ENERGY OFFSHORE LLC - MAIN PASS 72A PRODUCTION FACILITY, Venice, LA: NPDES LA0126446 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TALOS ENERGY OFFSHORE LLC - MAIN PASS 72A PRODUCTION FACILITY, held by TALOS ENERGY OFFSHORE LLC, holds NPDES permit LA0126446. EPA’s file records it issued March 28, 2024 and expiring April 30, 2029. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TALOS ENERGY OFFSHORE LLC - MAIN PASS 72A PRODUCTION FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TALOS ENERGY OFFSHORE LLC |
| NPDES ID | LA0126446 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 28, 2024 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2029 |
| Address | Venice, LA 70091 |
| SIC | 1311 – Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 6With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 3 | 4 | 4 | December 31, 2021 | 30% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2023 | 826% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2023 | 500% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 9 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2019 | 106% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2018 | 131% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2018 | 116% over the limit |
| Produced water, Radium 226, total | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Produced water, Radium 228, total | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Menidia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Critical Dilution | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene, calculated limit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, calculated limit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenol, calculated limit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, calculated limit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopis bahia) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Menidia menidia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BTEX | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| May 3, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| March 31, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| August 7, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| December 31, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| November 1, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| January 1, 2018 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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