Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0034738
GLADIEUX METALS RECYCLING, Freeport, TX: NPDES TX0034738 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 16Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GLADIEUX METALS RECYCLING, held by GLADIEUX METALS RECYCLING LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0034738, which discharges to Seg 1201 Brazos River. EPA’s file records it issued May 9, 2014 and expiring July 1, 2017. 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 | GLADIEUX METALS RECYCLING |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GLADIEUX METALS RECYCLING LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0034738 |
| 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 | May 9, 2014 |
| Expiration date | July 1, 2017 |
| Address | Freeport, TX 77542 |
| Receiving water | SEG 1201 BRAZOS RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Lower Oyster Creek (HUC 120402050400) |
| SIC | 3341 – Secondary Nonferrous Metals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD074195678; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004803900032 |
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
- 27Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 16With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 63 | 42 | March 31, 2025 | 3,580% over the limit |
| Molybdenum, total [as Mo] | 3 | 69 | 32 | March 31, 2025 | 6,333% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 3 | 52 | 20 | July 31, 2024 | 3,727% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 1 | 25 | 19 | October 31, 2019 | 2,619% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 62 | 18 | May 31, 2016 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 5 | 46 | 16 | November 30, 2016 | 73,379% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 7 | 7 | October 31, 2025 | 205% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 5 | 27 | 6 | October 31, 2009 | 216% over the limit |
| Vanadium, total [as V] | 2 | 23 | 4 | April 30, 2012 | 3,500% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 18 | 4 | July 31, 2024 | 185% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 41 | 3 | July 31, 2009 | 45% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 5 | 27 | 3 | October 31, 2010 | 519% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 9 | 2 | November 30, 2012 | 8% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 5 | 24 | 1 | July 31, 2024 | 240% over the limit |
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | 1 | 8 | 1 | April 30, 2014 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 7 | 1 | August 31, 2009 | 500% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 5 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 5 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | 1 | 7 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0034738.
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 TX0034738.
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.