Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0047511
PORT ACRES WWTP, Port Arthur, TX: NPDES TX0047511 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
PORT ACRES WWTP, held by PORT ARTHUR, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit TX0047511, which discharges to Rhodair Gully;Taylor Bayou Above Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued August 10, 2020 and expiring August 10, 2023.
PORT ACRES WWTP, Port Arthur, Texas: Individual permit TX0047511, held by PORT ARTHUR, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 10, 2020, term to August 10, 2023; discharges to RHODAIR GULLY;TAYLOR BAYOU ABOVE TIDAL.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 138 violations of any kind, 121 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2023, largest 561% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 139 violations of any kind, 120 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 1,640% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 108 violations of any kind, 58 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2020, largest 64,991% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 3 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 36 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2023, largest 366% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2021, largest 1,113% over the limit.
- Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 40% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2025, largest 3,300% over the limit.
- Whole effluent toxicity: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2017, largest 100% over the limit.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2011, largest 240% over the limit.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr]: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, dry weight: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Level of pathogen requirements achieved: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Description of pathogen option used: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Vector attraction reduction alternative used: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt of sludge incinerated: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual sludge production, total: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amount of sludge land applied: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Annual amt sludge transported interstate: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Unit w/liner/leachate collection system: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Boundary areas: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Salmonella: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pollutant table from 503.13: 0 limits, 1 violation 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.
- October 26, 2026: Under Review (State).
- September 14, 2026: Follow-Up (S).
- June 9, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
- July 8, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- December 14, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- May 3, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- July 26, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Texas holds 1,720 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,417 were issued before TX0047511. PORT ARTHUR, CITY OF holds 3 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by PORT ARTHUR, CITY OF
- SABINE PASS WWTP, Sabine Pass: TX0024201, issued September 14, 2018
- CITY OF PORT ARTHUR MAIN WWTP, Port Arthur: TX0047589, issued October 12, 2018
Coverages issued nearest TX0047511
- July 30, 2020: HONDO WWTP, Hondo, TX0087751, held by CITY OF HONDO
- July 30, 2020: LOCKHART WWTP 2, Caldwell County, TX0113565, held by GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY/LOCKHART, CITY OF
- July 31, 2020: CITY OF GOLIAD WWTP, Goliad, TX0022411, held by GOLIAD, CITY OF
- July 31, 2020: AJ BROWN PARKER CREEK WWTF, Huntsville, TX0072974, held by HUNTSVILLE, CITY OF
- July 31, 2020: MARTINEZ II WWTP, Converse, TX0095583, held by SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY
- August 10, 2020: CITY OF LA COSTE WWTP, La Coste, TX0107743, held by LA COSTE, CITY OF
- August 10, 2020: SAN PATRICIO COUNTY MUD 1 WWTP, Edroy, TX0110337, held by SAN PATRICIO COUNTY MUD NO. 1
- August 11, 2020: WEIMAR WWTP, Weimar, TX0025917, held by WEIMAR, CITY OF
- August 11, 2020: SALATRILLO CREEK WWTP, San Antonio, TX0053074, held by SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY
- August 19, 2020: VICTORIA REGIONAL WWTP, Victoria County, TX0025186, held by VICTORIA, CITY OF
PORT ACRES WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 124 discharge permits in the Salt Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402010300), TX0047511 among them. Its county holds 302, 16 of them major permits; TX0047511 is a major 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
- BASF BEAUMONT ARGO PLANT, Beaumont: TX0003671, minor permit, discharging to Taylor Bayou Above Tidal, permit term to November 13, 2023
- 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
Identity
| Facility as filed | PORT ACRES WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PORT ARTHUR, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | TX0047511 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 10, 2020 |
| Expiration date | August 10, 2023 |
| Address | Port Arthur, TX 77640 |
| Receiving water | RHODAIR GULLY;TAYLOR BAYOU ABOVE TIDAL |
| Subwatershed | Salt Bayou (HUC 120402010300) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 55Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 53With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 138 | 121 | January 31, 2023 | 561% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 139 | 120 | July 31, 2026 | 1,640% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 108 | 58 | August 31, 2020 | 64,991% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 56 | 36 | March 31, 2023 | 366% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 24 | 12 | June 30, 2021 | 1,113% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 2 | 20 | 6 | June 30, 2026 | 40% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 15 | 2 | January 31, 2025 | 3,300% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 14 | 2 | June 30, 2017 | 100% over the limit |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 2 | 1 | July 31, 2011 | 240% over the limit |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Unit w/liner/leachate collection system | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Compliance w/part 258 sludge requirement | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boundary areas | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salmonella | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 14, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 3, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 26, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2026 | Follow-Up | S |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2026 | Under Review | State |
| June 9, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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