Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0137618

BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, Baytown, TX: NPDES TX0137618 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MajorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
1Formal enforcement actions

BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, held by BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0137618, which discharges to On-Site Constructed Ditch;Cedar Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued November 30, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2025.

BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, Baytown, Texas: Individual permit TX0137618, held by BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, LLC; Effective; issued November 30, 2020, term to November 30, 2025; discharges to ON-SITE CONSTRUCTED DITCH;CEDAR BAYOU.

pH: 2 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024.
Hydrocarbons, petroleum: 1 limit, 29 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 1,167% over the limit.
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2024, largest 311% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 1 limit, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE]: 1 limit, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination: 1 limit, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Benzene: 1 limit, 27 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Arsenic, total [as As]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Barium, total [as Ba]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total [as Cr]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, total [as Se]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, total [as Hg]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

July 22, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $37,500 state or local penalty.
February 27, 2026: Evaluation (S).

BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 97 discharge permits in the Cedar Point Lateral-Cedar Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402030106), TX0137618 among them. Its county holds 197, 10 of them major permits; TX0137618 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Cedar Point Lateral-Cedar Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402030106)

230042 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CEDAR BAYOU, Baytown: TXR1502NG, minor permit, discharging to CEDAR BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
99 BARGE TERMINAL, Baytown: TXR05GE48, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP, Baytown Etj: TXR1502XJ, minor permit, discharging to OAK GULLY, permit term to March 4, 2028
ALAMO CONCRETE PRODUCTS PLANT #104, Baytown: TXG111449, minor permit, discharging to SAW PIT GULLY, permit term to November 7, 2021
AMERIPORT 13, Baytown: TXR1522YF, minor permit, discharging to CEDAR BAYOU TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
BAYER BAYTOWN PLANT, Chambers County: TX0002798, major permit, discharging to CEDAR BAYOU TIDAL;TRINITY-SAN JACINTO COASTAL BASI, permit term to July 1, 2022
BAYTOWN 146 AKA VELOCIS BAYTOWN, Baytown: TXR1503YG, minor permit, discharging to CEDAR BAYOU TIDAL, permit term to March 4, 2028
BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY EAST SURFACE WTP PHASE 2 EXPAN, Baytown: TXR1542XF, minor permit, discharging to DUTTON LAKE, permit term to March 4, 2028
BAYTOWN GROVE, Baytown: TXR1530TV, minor permit, discharging to CARY BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
BAYTOWN PLANT, Chambers County: TXG110890, minor permit, permit term to November 7, 2011

Identity

Facility as filed	BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN
Permittee as filed	BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, LLC
NPDES ID	TX0137618
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Major discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	November 30, 2020
Expiration date	November 30, 2025
Address	Baytown, TX 77523
Receiving water	ON-SITE CONSTRUCTED DITCH;CEDAR BAYOU
Subwatershed	Cedar Point Lateral-Cedar Bayou (HUC 120402030106)
SIC	2992 – Lubricating Oils And Greases
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler TXR000084220

Effluent limits and exceedances

26Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
26With a violation of any kind
3With 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	56	2	May 31, 2024
Hydrocarbons, petroleum	1	29	2	May 31, 2024	1,167% over the limit
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]	0	1	1	May 31, 2024	311% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	54	0
Lead, total [as Pb]	1	27	0
Methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE]	1	27	0
Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination	1	27	0
Benzene	1	27	0
Aluminum, total [as Al]	2	2	0
Arsenic, total [as As]	0	2	0
Barium, total [as Ba]	0	2	0
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	0	2	0
Chromium, total [as Cr]	0	2	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	0	2	0
Manganese, total [as Mn]	0	2	0
Nickel, total [as Ni]	0	2	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	0	2	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	0	2	0
Selenium, total [as Se]	0	2	0
Mercury, total [as Hg]	0	2	0
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia	0	2	0
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia	0	2	0
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia	0	2	0
Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia	0	2	0
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia	0	2	0
LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia	0	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0137618.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
February 27, 2026	Evaluation	S

Formal enforcement and penalties

1 formal actions, 1 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.

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency	Federal penalty	State or local penalty
July 22, 2026	State CWA Penalty AO	State		$37,500

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TX0137618.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit TX0137618, held by BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, LLC for BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN in Baytown, TX, with the permit listed as Effective and classed as a Major Discharger. It reports 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and gives an issue date of November 30, 2020 and an expiration date of November 30, 2025.