Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0002968
LION ELASTOMERS ORANGE, Orange, TX: NPDES TX0002968 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 30Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LION ELASTOMERS ORANGE, held by LION ELASTOMERS ORANGE, LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0002968, which discharges to Tidal Drainage Ditch; Cow Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued November 30, 2005 and expiring August 1, 2010. 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 | LION ELASTOMERS ORANGE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LION ELASTOMERS ORANGE, LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0002968 |
| 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 | November 30, 2005 |
| Expiration date | August 1, 2010 |
| Address | Orange, TX 77630 |
| Receiving water | TIDAL DRAINAGE DITCH; COW BAYOU |
| Subwatershed | Coon Bayou-Cow Bayou (HUC 120100051005) |
| SIC | 2822 – Synthetic Rubber |
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
- 32Pollutants on file
- 30Under a numeric limit
- 28With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 23 | 17 | August 31, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 18 | 16 | October 31, 2014 | 345% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 18 | 16 | December 31, 2012 | 149% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 19 | 11 | June 30, 2026 | 48% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 15 | 11 | September 30, 2022 | 40% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 22 | 10 | July 31, 2025 | |
| Enterococci | 0 | 16 | 6 | June 30, 2026 | 2,054% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2004 | 134% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 18 | 2 | January 31, 2020 | 103% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 3 | 6 | 2 | December 31, 2017 | 187% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2004 | 137% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 26, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 26, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.