Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0133574
GALENA PARK TERMINAL, Galena Park, TX: NPDES TX0133574 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GALENA PARK TERMINAL, held by TARGA DOWNSTREAM LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0133574, which discharges to Houston Ship Channle/Buffalo Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued September 28, 2017 and expiring September 1, 2022. 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 | GALENA PARK TERMINAL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TARGA DOWNSTREAM LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0133574 |
| 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 28, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 1, 2022 |
| Address | Galena Park, TX 77547 |
| Receiving water | HOUSTON SHIP CHANNLE/BUFFALO BAYOU |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Hunting Bayou (HUC 120401040701) |
| SIC | 5171 – Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXD002524874; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004820100062 |
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
- 5Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 | 8 | 92 | 7 | July 31, 2026 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 161 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 7 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 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.