Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0087602
LION ELASTOMERS FACILITY, Port Neches, TX: NPDES TX0087602 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LION ELASTOMERS FACILITY, held by LION ELASTOMERS LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0087602, which discharges to Directly To Neches River Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued November 18, 2016 and expiring August 1, 2021. 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 | LION ELASTOMERS FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LION ELASTOMERS LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0087602 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 1, 2021 |
| Address | Port Neches, TX 77651 |
| Receiving water | DIRECTLY TO NECHES RIVER TIDAL |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Grays Bayou-Neches River (HUC 120200030407) |
| SIC | 2822 – Synthetic Rubber |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXT490011566; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004824500034 |
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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 35 | 25 | February 28, 2025 | |
| Flow [dry weather] | 2 | 96 | 12 | January 31, 2026 | 437% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 2 | 21 | 9 | May 31, 2025 | 252% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 21 | 7 | October 31, 2020 | 13,086% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 28 | 4 | March 31, 2024 | 33% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 0 | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 15, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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.