Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXG110462
BALCH SPRINGS PLANT, Mesquite, TX: NPDES TXG110462 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BALCH SPRINGS PLANT, held by SOUTHERN STAR CONCRETE, INC., holds NPDES permit TXG110462, which discharges to Drainage Ditch To South Mesquie Ck. EPA’s file records it issued February 27, 2007 and expiring November 7, 2011. 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 | BALCH SPRINGS PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SOUTHERN STAR CONCRETE, INC. |
| NPDES ID | TXG110462 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 27, 2007 |
| Expiration date | November 7, 2011 |
| Address | Mesquite, TX 75181 |
| Receiving water | DRAINAGE DITCH TO SOUTH MESQUIE CK |
| Subwatershed | South Mesquite Creek (HUC 120301060504) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 19 | 3 | July 31, 2007 | 146% over the limit |
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 2 | 8 | 2 | July 31, 2005 | 270% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 35 | 1 | July 31, 2007 | |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 7 | 1 | July 31, 2005 | 48% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 1 | 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 TXG110462.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXG110462.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 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.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES TXG110462.
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.