Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0005576
RETERRA FACILITY, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0005576 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 82Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
RETERRA FACILITY, held by RETERRA CORPORATION AND 1503 HADEN ROAD, LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0005576, which discharges to Greens Bayou; Houston Ship Channel,. EPA’s file records it issued August 15, 2018 and expiring August 15, 2023.
RETERRA FACILITY, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0005576, held by RETERRA CORPORATION AND 1503 HADEN ROAD, LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 15, 2018, term to August 15, 2023; discharges to GREENS BAYOU; HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL,.
- Hexachlorobenzene: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2006, largest 1,624% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2017, largest 21% over the limit.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia): 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia): 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 2 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH range excursions, > 60 minutes: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH range excursions, monthly total accum: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Carbon tetrachloride: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2-Dichloroethane: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloroform: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toluene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acenaphthylene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acenaphthene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acrylonitrile: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Anthracene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzo[b]fluoranthene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzo[k]fluoranthene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzo[a]pyrene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Bis[2-chloroisopropyl] ether: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorobenzene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chrysene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Diethyl phthalate: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Dimethyl phthalate: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ethylbenzene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fluoranthene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fluorene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hexachlorobutadiene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hexachloroethane: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Methyl chloride [Chloromethane]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Methylene chloride, suspended: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrobenzene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phenanthrene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pyrene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Tetrachloroethylene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,1-Dichloroethane: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,1-Dichloroethylene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzo[a]anthracene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2-Dichloropropane: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- March 31, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
RETERRA FACILITY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 97 discharge permits in the Lower Greens Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040606), TX0005576 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0005576 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Lower Greens Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040606)
- AMERICAN WINDOW MANUFACTURING, Houston: TXRNECB29, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ARKEMA HOUSTON CHEMICAL PLANT, Houston: TX0007064, major permit, discharging to GREENS BAYOU;HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, permit term to November 7, 2023
- AZTEC 6 PACK ASPHALT PLANT, Houston: TXR05M583, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- BEST AMERICAN FACILITY, Houston: TX0103578, minor permit, discharging to ROADSIDE DITCH ADJACENT TO PLANT SITE;UNNAMED TRIB, permit term to July 12, 2023
- BLENPAC SERVICES, LLC, Houston: TXR05T211, not classed
- BOLTEX MANUFACTURING, Houston: TXR05FC24, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- BRENNTAG SOUTHWEST HOUSTON, Houston: TX0116076, minor permit, discharging to GREENS BAYOU TIDAL, permit term to January 18, 2024
- CANDO CHANNELVIEW TERMINAL, Houston: TXR05HA12, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- CE KING HIGH SCHOOL 9TH AND 10TH GRADE CAMPUS, Houston: TXR1559RP, minor permit, discharging to SPRING GULLY ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- CE KING HIGH SCHOOL TO MIDDLE SCHOOL CONVERSION, Houston: TXR1537CH, minor permit, discharging to SPRING GULLY ABOVE TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2023
Identity
| Facility as filed | RETERRA FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RETERRA CORPORATION AND 1503 HADEN ROAD, LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0005576 |
| 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 | August 15, 2018 |
| Expiration date | August 15, 2023 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77015 |
| Receiving water | GREENS BAYOU; HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Greens Bayou (HUC 120401040606) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD008063398; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004820100033 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 82Pollutants on file
- 82Under a numeric limit
- 24With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 82 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexachlorobenzene | 2 | 3 | 3 | August 31, 2006 | 1,624% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 21% over the limit |
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bis[2-chloroisopropyl] ether | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diethyl phthalate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl phthalate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobutadiene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hexachloroethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Methyl chloride [Chloromethane] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride, suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0005576.
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 TX0005576.
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