Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0140082
MB FRAC I,II, AND III, Mont Belvieu, TX: NPDES TX0140082 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MB FRAC I,II, AND III, held by ENERGY TRANSFER GC NGL FRACTRONATORS LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0140082, which discharges to Cedar Bayou Ditch To Unnamed Tributary. EPA’s file records it issued May 31, 2019 and expiring May 31, 2024. 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 | MB FRAC I,II, AND III |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ENERGY TRANSFER GC NGL FRACTRONATORS LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0140082 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 31, 2019 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2024 |
| Address | Mont Belvieu, TX 77580 |
| Receiving water | CEDAR BAYOU DITCH TO UNNAMED TRIBUTARY |
| Subwatershed | Ellis Branch-Cedar Bayou (HUC 120402030105) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source TX0000004807100132 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 24Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 16 | 201 | 25 | June 30, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 32 | 172 | 20 | February 28, 2026 | 120% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 114 | 10 | January 31, 2015 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 117 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | 1% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 3 | 1 | August 31, 2024 | 345% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2026 | 3% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 126 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 120 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 116 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 116 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 114 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 112 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Menidia | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 4 | 0 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0140082.
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.