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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0104051

SIMS BAYOU TERMINAL, Houston, TX: NPDES TX0104051 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SIMS BAYOU TERMINAL, held by KINDER MORGAN PETCOKE, L.P., holds NPDES permit TX0104051, which discharges to Sims Bayou, Seg. No. 1007. EPA’s file records it issued February 27, 2013 and expiring September 1, 2017.

SIMS BAYOU TERMINAL, Houston, Texas: Individual permit TX0104051, held by KINDER MORGAN PETCOKE, L.P.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 27, 2013, term to September 1, 2017; discharges to SIMS BAYOU, SEG. NO. 1007.

  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 25 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 451% over the limit.
  • Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2018, largest 10% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

SIMS BAYOU TERMINAL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 218 discharge permits in the Lower Sims Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040502), TX0104051 among them. Its county holds 4,455, 195 of them major permits; TX0104051 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Sims Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040502)

Identity

Facility as filedSIMS BAYOU TERMINAL
Permittee as filedKINDER MORGAN PETCOKE, L.P.
NPDES IDTX0104051
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
IssuedFebruary 27, 2013
Expiration dateSeptember 1, 2017
AddressHouston, TX 77029
Receiving waterSIMS BAYOU, SEG. NO. 1007
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedLower Sims Bayou (HUC 120401040502)
SIC5052 – Coal And Other Minerals And Ores

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
Solids, total suspended24625June 30, 2025451% over the limit
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]2221October 31, 201810% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2250
pH2140

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0104051.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TX0104051.

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 TX0104051.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers the NPDES TX0104051 Clean Water Act discharge permit for SIMS BAYOU TERMINAL in Houston, TX, held by KINDER MORGAN PETCOKE, L.P., and listed as administratively continued. The figures shown are a minor discharger class of 4, 2 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.