Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0133540
LA PORTE TERMINAL, La Porte, TX: NPDES TX0133540 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LA PORTE TERMINAL, held by BATTLEGROUND OIL SPECIALITY TERMINAL COMPANY LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0133540, which discharges to San Jacinto Bay. EPA’s file records it issued September 22, 2015 and expiring October 1, 2018. 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 | LA PORTE TERMINAL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BATTLEGROUND OIL SPECIALITY TERMINAL COMPANY LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0133540 |
| 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 | September 22, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2018 |
| Address | La Porte, TX 77571 |
| Receiving water | SAN JACINTO BAY |
| Subwatershed | Goose Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay (HUC 120401040706) |
| SIC | 4226 – Special Warehousing And Storage |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXR000081629 |
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
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 24 | 2 | January 31, 2017 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 1 | 10 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | 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.