Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0003671

BASF BEAUMONT ARGO PLANT, Beaumont, TX: NPDES TX0003671 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BASF BEAUMONT ARGO PLANT, held by BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0003671, which discharges to Taylor Bayou Above Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued March 14, 2022 and expiring November 13, 2023.

BASF BEAUMONT ARGO PLANT, Beaumont, Texas: Individual permit TX0003671, held by BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 14, 2022, term to November 13, 2023; discharges to Taylor Bayou Above Tidal.

Dicamba: 6 limits, 195 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2020, largest 735% over the limit.
Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 120 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2016, largest 273% over the limit.
pH: 6 limits, 148 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2011, largest 451% over the limit.
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 4 limits, 120 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2020, largest 24% over the limit.
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid: 6 limits, 202 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 150 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 0 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

May 11, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
July 25, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

BASF BEAUMONT ARGO PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 124 discharge permits in the Salt Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402010300), TX0003671 among them. Its county holds 302, 16 of them major permits; TX0003671 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Salt Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402010300)

A-1 AUTO AND TRUCK SALVAGE, Beaumont: TXR05FT84, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
BARGE DISCHARGE, Port Arthur: TXG670629, minor permit, permit term to April 4, 2030
BECHTEL TEMP CBP SITE, Port Arthur: TXG114146, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
BIG HILL STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE, Winnie: TX0092827, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2024
BOBBY BS RV PARK, Beaumont: TXR1573UW, minor permit, discharging to RODAIR GULLY LATERAL 5, permit term to March 4, 2028
CAMIN CARGO CONTROL MAGELLAN- GALENA PARK, Galena Park: TXRNECJ66, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
CAMIN CARGO CONTROL NEDERLAND, Nederland: TXR05GN34, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
CANAL AND WETLAND HDD DISCHARGE, Port Arthur: TXG670633, minor permit, permit term to April 4, 2030
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL, Port Arthur: TX0124249, minor permit, discharging to WEST TURNING BASIN OF SABINE-NECHES CANAL, permit term to January 29, 2024
CITY OF GROVES, Groves: TXR040134, minor permit, discharging to SABINE-NECHES CANAL TIDAL, permit term to January 23, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	BASF BEAUMONT ARGO PLANT
Permittee as filed	BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC
NPDES ID	TX0003671
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	March 14, 2022
Expiration date	November 13, 2023
Address	Beaumont, TX 77705
Receiving water	Taylor Bayou Above Tidal
Subwatershed	Salt Bayou (HUC 120402010300)
SIC	2879 – Agricultural Chemicals
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler TXD067261412; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004824500008

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
12With a violation of any kind
5With 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
Dicamba	6	195	17	March 31, 2020	735% over the limit
Oil & Grease	4	120	7	July 31, 2016	273% over the limit
pH	6	148	5	September 30, 2018
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	0	35	4	July 31, 2011	451% over the limit
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	4	120	3	October 31, 2020	24% over the limit
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid	6	202	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	6	150	0
Aluminum, total [as Al]	0	45	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	0	30	0
Chlorine, total residual	0	4	0
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]	0	3	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	0	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
July 25, 2017	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0003671.

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
May 11, 2026	Phone Call/ EMAIL	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0003671 for the BASF BEAUMONT ARGO PLANT in Beaumont, TX, held by BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC and discharging to Taylor Bayou Above Tidal within the Salt Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402010300). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and the permit was issued March 14, 2022 with an expiration date of November 13, 2023.