Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0134651
JBS PACKING, Port Arthur, TX: NPDES TX0134651 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JBS PACKING, held by JBS PACKING INC, holds NPDES permit TX0134651. EPA’s file records it issued October 15, 2014 and expiring July 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 | JBS PACKING |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | JBS PACKING INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0134651 |
| 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 | October 15, 2014 |
| Expiration date | July 1, 2018 |
| Address | Port Arthur, TX 77640 |
| Subwatershed | Salt Bayou (HUC 120402010300) |
| SIC | 2092 – Fresh Or Frozen Prepared Fish |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 5Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 62 | 4 | June 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 6 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 51 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 27, 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.