Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0002887
MONT BELVIEU COMPLEX, Mont Belvieu, TX: NPDES TX0002887 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MONT BELVIEU COMPLEX, held by TARGA RESOURCES-MONT BEL, holds NPDES permit TX0002887. EPA’s file records it issued December 18, 2015 and expiring January 31, 2021. 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 | MONT BELVIEU COMPLEX |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TARGA RESOURCES-MONT BEL |
| NPDES ID | TX0002887 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 18, 2015 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2021 |
| Address | Mont Belvieu, TX 77580 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Ellis Branch-Cedar Bayou (HUC 120402030105) |
| SIC | 1311 – Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD980625974; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004807100010 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 33With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 48 | 244 | 47 | November 30, 2019 | 216,609% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 32 | 82 | 33 | December 31, 2018 | 3,573% over the limit |
| pH | 12 | 134 | 18 | January 31, 2023 | |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 24 | 110 | 17 | January 31, 2016 | 73,429% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 24 | 8 | 4 | December 31, 2018 | 90% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 8 | 4 | May 31, 2026 | 1,713% over the limit |
| Flow [dry weather] | 0 | 13 | 1 | January 31, 2025 | 26% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 16 | 227 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 9 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 9 | 51 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 9 | 51 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 9 | 51 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 9 | 51 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 9 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 9 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 9 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 9 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Menidia | 9 | 50 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 10 | 46 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 9 | 45 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 9 | 43 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 9 | 43 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopis bahia) | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Menidia menidia | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 9 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 1, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | EP6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0002887.
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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0002887.
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 October 14, 2026.