Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0006017
OXEA BAY CITY PLANT, Bay City, TX: NPDES TX0006017 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 86Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
OXEA BAY CITY PLANT, held by OXEA CORPORATION, holds NPDES permit TX0006017, which discharges to Underground Pipe Colorado River. EPA’s file records it issued January 13, 2016 and expiring December 1, 2019.
OXEA BAY CITY PLANT, Bay City, Texas: Individual permit TX0006017, held by OXEA CORPORATION; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 13, 2016, term to December 1, 2019; discharges to UNDERGROUND PIPE COLORADO RIVER.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2017, largest 90% over the limit.
- Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 195% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2003, largest 2,400% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2001, largest 95% over the limit.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2003, largest 10% over the limit.
- 1,3-Dichlorobenzene: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloroethane: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 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.
- 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: 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.
- 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2-Chlorophenol: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2-Nitrophenol: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2,4-Dichlorophenol: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2,4-Dimethylphenol: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2,4-Dinitrotoluene: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
OXEA BAY CITY PLANT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Colorado River-Gulf of Mexico subwatershed (HUC 120903020207), TX0006017 among them. Its county holds 66, 5 of them major permits; TX0006017 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Colorado River-Gulf of Mexico subwatershed (HUC 120903020207)
- AUSTIN COLONY SUBDIVISION WWTP, Matagorda: TX0135810, minor permit, permit term to December 1, 2019
- BAY CITY LMA, Bay City: TX0140520, minor permit, discharging to Colorado River Tidal, permit term to May 24, 2026
- BAY CITY LMA, Bay City: TXR05EZ46, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- DUFFY BESS AND SUBSTATION, Bay City: TXR1593WQ, minor permit, discharging to WILSON CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- DUFFY BESS AND SUBSTATION ACCESS ROAD, Bay City: TXR1501WK, minor permit, discharging to WILSON CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- EQUISTAR MATAGORDA PLANT, Bay City: TXR05FR67, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- MATAGORDA BAY NATURE PARK AND PRESERVE WWTP, Matagorda: TX0125521, minor permit, discharging to OLD COLORADO RIVER CHANNEL, GULF OF MEXICO, permit term to March 17, 2025
- OQ CHEMICALS, Bay City: TXR05V929, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- ROEHM AMERICA BAY CITY SITE, Bay City: TXR1526LZ, minor permit, discharging to COLORADO RIVER TIDAL, permit term to March 5, 2023
- SOUTH TEXAS PRJOECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, Bay City: TX0064947, major permit, discharging to COLORADO RIVER;PLANT AREA DRAINAGE DITCH, permit term to February 21, 2025
Identity
| Facility as filed | OXEA BAY CITY PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | OXEA CORPORATION |
| NPDES ID | TX0006017 |
| 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 | January 13, 2016 |
| Expiration date | December 1, 2019 |
| Address | Bay City, TX 77414 |
| Receiving water | UNDERGROUND PIPE COLORADO RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Colorado River-Gulf of Mexico (HUC 120903020207) |
| SIC | 2869 – Industrial Organic Chemicals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXR000077784; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004832100005 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 87Pollutants on file
- 86Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 87 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 10 | 9 | May 31, 2017 | 90% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 3 | 4 | 4 | May 31, 2024 | 195% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 3 | 3 | December 31, 2003 | 2,400% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 2001 | 95% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2003 | 10% over the limit |
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chloroethane | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 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 | ||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2-Chlorophenol | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2-Nitrophenol | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0006017.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0006017.
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 TX0006017.
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