Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0000167
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL TEXARKANA MILL, Queen City, TX: NPDES TX0000167 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 42Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 3Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL TEXARKANA MILL, held by GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0000167, which discharges to Baker Slough;Sulphur Rv;Wright Patman Lk. EPA’s file records it issued October 4, 2017 and expiring January 1, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL TEXARKANA MILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0000167 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 4, 2017 |
| Expiration date | January 1, 2021 |
| Address | Queen City, TX 75504 |
| Receiving water | BAKER SLOUGH;SULPHUR RV;WRIGHT PATMAN LK |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD069747608; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004806700005 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 44Pollutants on file
- 42Under a numeric limit
- 42With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 13 | 9 | 3 | April 30, 2023 | 15% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2023 | 535% over the limit |
| Adsorbable organic halides [AOX] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 30 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | 10 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Halogens, adsorbable organic | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichloroguaiacol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroguaiacol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachlorocatechol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Trichlorosyringol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0000167.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | Focused | S |
| June 10, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
| January 9, 2026 | Follow-Up | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | No Further Action | State |
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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.