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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0085782

FRITO-LAY ROSENBERG FACILITY, Rosenberg, TX: NPDES TX0085782 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FRITO-LAY ROSENBERG FACILITY, held by FRITO-LAY, INC., holds NPDES permit TX0085782. EPA’s file records it issued October 15, 2014 and expiring July 1, 2019.

FRITO-LAY ROSENBERG FACILITY, Rosenberg, Texas: Individual permit TX0085782, held by FRITO-LAY, INC.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 15, 2014, term to July 1, 2019.

  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 184 violations of any kind, 61 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 533% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 89 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2007, largest 61% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 145 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2016, largest 467% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 6 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2024, largest 1,232,519% over the limit.
  • Oil & Grease: 5 limits, 130 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 507% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2010, largest 850% over the limit.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 1 limit, 61 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 163% over the limit.
  • Flow [dry weather]: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2014, largest 45% over the limit.
  • pH: 6 limits, 163 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2003.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 51 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • November 19, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

FRITO-LAY ROSENBERG FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 38 discharge permits in the Sandy Branch-Brazos River subwatershed (HUC 120701040401), TX0085782 among them. Its county holds 1,100, 41 of them major permits; TX0085782 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Sandy Branch-Brazos River subwatershed (HUC 120701040401)

  • 723 FORT BEN PARTNERS, Richmond: TX0132136, minor permit, permit term to July 1, 2014
  • 723 FT BEND PARTNERS WWTP, (4750 Fm 723) In Ft Ben: TX0131865, not classed
  • AMANDERA, Richmond: TXR1507XP, minor permit, discharging to BRAZOS RIVER BELOW NAVASOTA RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • AMANDERA, Richmond: TXR1545UC, minor permit, discharging to BRAZOS RIVER BELOW NAVASOTA RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • BRAZOS ISD PROP A RENOVATIONS & ADDITIONS ES, Orchard: TXR1580YV, minor permit, discharging to SANDY BRANCH, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • BUMBLEBEE RECYCLING, Rosenberg: TXR05HA61, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
  • CAMPBELL PLANT 33 ROSENBERG, Rosenberg: TXG111041, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIB TO BRAZOS RVR BELOW NAVASOTA RVR, permit term to November 7, 2021
  • CITY OF ORCHARD WWTF, Orchard: TX0069108, minor permit, discharging to SANDY BRANCH;PBRAZOS RIVER, permit term to July 1, 2019
  • CITY OF ORCHARD WWTP, Orchard: TX0146927, minor permit, discharging to Brazos River Below Navasota River, permit term to March 27, 2031
  • CITY OF ROSENBERG WWTP 1A, Rosenberg: TX0098914, major permit, discharging to DRAINAGE DITCH, BRAZOS RIVER BELOW NAVASOTA RV, permit term to October 15, 2022

Identity

Facility as filedFRITO-LAY ROSENBERG FACILITY
Permittee as filedFRITO-LAY, INC.
NPDES IDTX0085782
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 15, 2014
Expiration dateJuly 1, 2019
AddressRosenberg, TX 77471
SubwatershedSandy Branch-Brazos River (HUC 120701040401)
SIC2096 – Potato Chips And Similar Snacks
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler TXD982306359; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004815700034

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C818461December 31, 2025533% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant48933June 30, 200761% over the limit
Solids, total suspended714514April 30, 2016467% over the limit
E. coli63113August 31, 20241,232,519% over the limit
Oil & Grease513010December 31, 2024507% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual2275December 31, 2010850% over the limit
Aluminum, total [as Al]1612June 30, 2026163% over the limit
Flow [dry weather]2182March 31, 201445% over the limit
pH61631August 31, 2003
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]1510
Coliform, fecal general0280

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
November 19, 2024Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0085782.

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 TX0085782.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0085782 for the FRITO-LAY ROSENBERG FACILITY in Rosenberg, TX, held by FRITO-LAY, INC., with an administratively continued status and a minor discharger class. The page lists 10 as the discharger class count, 9 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, within the Sandy Branch-Brazos River subwatershed (HUC 120701040401).