Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0139262
HOUSTON POLYMERS TERMINAL WWTP, La Porte, TX: NPDES TX0139262 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HOUSTON POLYMERS TERMINAL WWTP, held by HOUSTON POLYMERS TERMINAL LP, holds NPDES permit TX0139262, which discharges to San Jacinto Bay. EPA’s file records it issued January 16, 2020 and expiring January 16, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | HOUSTON POLYMERS TERMINAL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HOUSTON POLYMERS TERMINAL LP |
| NPDES ID | TX0139262 |
| 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 | January 16, 2020 |
| Expiration date | January 16, 2025 |
| Address | La Porte, TX 77571 |
| Receiving water | San Jacinto Bay |
| Subwatershed | Goose Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay (HUC 120401040706) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 119 | 2 | May 31, 2026 | 50% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 118 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 28% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 27 | 1 | May 31, 2026 | 162% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 117 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 39 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 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 September 15, 2026.