Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0072320
INEOS AMERICAS PASADENA SITE, Pasadena, TX: NPDES TX0072320 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 88Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
INEOS AMERICAS PASADENA SITE, held by INEOS AMERICAS LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0072320, which discharges to Houston Ship Channel Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued October 21, 2019 and expiring October 21, 2024.
INEOS AMERICAS PASADENA SITE, Pasadena, Texas: Individual permit TX0072320, held by INEOS AMERICAS LLC; Effective; issued October 21, 2019, term to October 21, 2024; discharges to HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL TIDAL.
- Enterococci: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 2,227% over the limit.
- Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 5 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2015, largest 23% over the limit.
- Phenol: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2023, largest 280% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 10 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia): 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia): 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acetone: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 10 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Carbon tetrachloride: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2-Dichloroethane: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloroform: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toluene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acenaphthylene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acenaphthene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Acrylonitrile: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Anthracene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzo[k]fluoranthene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzo[a]pyrene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorobenzene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chrysene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Diethyl phthalate: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Dimethyl phthalate: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ethylbenzene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fluoranthene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Fluorene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hexachlorobutadiene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hexachloroethane: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Methyl chloride [Chloromethane]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Methylene chloride: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrobenzene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phenanthrene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pyrene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Tetrachloroethylene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,1-Dichloroethane: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,1-Dichloroethylene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzo[a]anthracene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2-Dichloropropane: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,3-Dichlorobenzene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2-Chlorophenol: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2-Nitrophenol: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2,4-Dichlorophenol: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2,4-Dimethylphenol: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2,4-Dinitrotoluene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2,4-Dinitrophenol: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 2,6-Dinitrotoluene: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 4-Nitrophenol: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- May 8, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
- May 4, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
- February 6, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
INEOS AMERICAS PASADENA SITE among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 301 discharge permits in the Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040703), TX0072320 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0072320 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040703)
- 019-HOU3-22 HOUSTON CONCRETE SILOS, Houston: TXR1594NZ, minor permit, discharging to HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BUFFALO BAYOU TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 1111 FANNIN, Houston: TXR1556LZ, minor permit, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 225 RAIL YARD, Pasadena: TXR15425W, minor permit, discharging to HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BUFFALO BAYOU TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2023
- 500 MAYO SHELL ROAD, Galena Park: TXR05GS62, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 69TH ST WWTP, Houston: TX0096172, major permit, discharging to Buffalo Bayou, permit term to September 1, 2002
- 8815 MISSISSIPPI, Houston: TXR05GD86, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 8825 MISSISSIPPI STREET, Houston: TXR05GE47, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- A AND A METALS, Houston: TXRNEBJ94, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AEI RED BLUFF, Pasadena: TXRNECR17, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AES DEEPWATER COGENERATION PLA, Pasadena: TX0128830, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED DITCH, VINCE BAYOU TIDAL PO, permit term to September 1, 2017
Identity
| Facility as filed | INEOS AMERICAS PASADENA SITE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | INEOS AMERICAS LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0072320 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 21, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 21, 2024 |
| Address | Pasadena, TX 77503 |
| Receiving water | HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL TIDAL |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou (HUC 120401040703) |
| SIC | 2865 – Cyclic Crudes And Intermediates |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD093565653; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004820100186 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 96Pollutants on file
- 88Under a numeric limit
- 90With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 96 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococci | 2 | 6 | 5 | September 30, 2018 | 2,227% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 5 | 3 | 1 | April 30, 2015 | 23% over the limit |
| Phenol | 2 | 3 | 1 | August 31, 2023 | 280% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 14 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Acetone | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| pH | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Diethyl phthalate | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl phthalate | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobutadiene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hexachloroethane | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Methyl chloride [Chloromethane] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrobenzene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2-Chlorophenol | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2-Nitrophenol | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,6-Dinitrotoluene | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4-Nitrophenol | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0072320.
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 8, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
| May 4, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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