Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXG112198

CEMEX BROWNSVILLE READY MIX PLANT, Brownsville, TX: NPDES TXG112198 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
20Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CEMEX BROWNSVILLE READY MIX PLANT, held by CEMEX CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SOUTH LLC, holds NPDES permit TXG112198, which discharges to Gulf Of Mexico. EPA’s file records it issued October 2, 2017 and expiring November 6, 2021.

CEMEX BROWNSVILLE READY MIX PLANT, Brownsville, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXG112198, held by CEMEX CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SOUTH LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 2, 2017, term to November 6, 2021; discharges to GULF OF MEXICO.

pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Arsenic, total [as As]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Barium, total [as Ba]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total [as Cr]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total [as Ni]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, total [as Se]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, total [as Hg]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by CEMEX CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SOUTH LLC

CEMEX CEMENT HOUSTON TERMINAL, Houston: TX0004022, issued March 21, 2018
CEMEX ELLINGTON PLANT, Houston: TXG111004, issued February 3, 2010
CEMEX TOMBALL PLANT, Tomball: TXG111091, issued August 9, 2011
CEMEX RICHMOND PLANT, Richmond: TXG111092, issued August 9, 2011
CEMEX HOMESTEAD PLANT, Houston: TXG111093, issued August 9, 2011
CEMEX MISSOURI CITY PLANT, Missouri City: TXG111094, issued August 9, 2011
CEMEX MOSIELEE READY PLANT, Houston: TXG111095, issued August 9, 2011
CEMEX HARLIGEN READY MIX PLANT, San Benito: TXG112199, issued October 2, 2017
CEMEX EDINBURG READY MIX PLANT, Edinburg: TXG112200, issued October 2, 2017

CEMEX BROWNSVILLE READY MIX PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 199 discharge permits in the Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel subwatershed (HUC 121102080900), TXG112198 among them. Its county holds 327, 11 of them major permits; TXG112198 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel subwatershed (HUC 121102080900)

16300 RL OSTOS ROAD, Brownsville: TXR1541NT, minor permit, discharging to LAGUNA MADRE, permit term to March 4, 2028
2022 CITY OF BROWNSVILLE STREET IMPROVEMENTS, Brownsville: TXR1576MK, minor permit, discharging to 2494B, permit term to March 4, 2028
57 SPACE CONCRETE, Brownsville: TXR1579UH, minor permit, discharging to BROWNSVILLE SHIP CHANNEL, permit term to March 4, 2028
7- ELEVEN BROWNSVILLE SUBDIVISION, Brownsville: TXR1533MG, minor permit, discharging to SAN MARTIN LAKES, permit term to March 4, 2028
ALAMO CONCRETE PRODUCTS PLANT 85, Brownsville: TXG110941, minor permit, discharging to BROWNSVILLE SHIP CHANNEL, permit term to November 7, 2021
ALEXIS M HERNANDEZ MARTINEZ, Brownsville: TXRNECC86, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
ALL STAR METALS LLC, Brownsville: TXR05FA0M, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2026
AMAZONCOM SERVICES LLC - WBV1, Brownsville: TXR05GY97, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
ARCEN SUBDIVISION, Browsville: TXR1578VV, minor permit, discharging to RESACA, permit term to March 4, 2028
ARX ENERGY BROWNSVILLE, Brownville: TXR1568RB, minor permit, discharging to BROWNSVILLE SHIP CHANNEL, permit term to March 4, 2028

What the register holds for CEMEX BROWNSVILLE READY MIX PLANT: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Brownsville, Texas, its receiving water, and 20 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES TXG112198.

Identity

Facility as filed	CEMEX BROWNSVILLE READY MIX PLANT
Permittee as filed	CEMEX CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SOUTH LLC
NPDES ID	TXG112198
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	October 2, 2017
Expiration date	November 6, 2021
Address	Brownsville, TX 78521
Receiving water	GULF OF MEXICO
Subwatershed	Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel (HUC 121102080900)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler TXR000074674

Effluent limits and exceedances

20Pollutants on file
20Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With 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	0	0
Solids, total suspended	1	0	0
Oil & Grease	1	0	0
Arsenic, total [as As]	1	0	0
Barium, total [as Ba]	1	0	0
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	1	0	0
Chromium, total [as Cr]	1	0	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	1	0	0
Lead, total [as Pb]	1	0	0
Manganese, total [as Mn]	1	0	0
Nickel, total [as Ni]	1	0	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	1	0	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	1	0	0
Selenium, total [as Se]	1	0	0
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1	1	0	0
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2	1	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	0	0
Mercury, total [as Hg]	1	0	0
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)	1	0	0
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia	1	0	0

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TXG112198.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXG112198.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXG112198.

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 TXG112198.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

This public-records page covers NPDES permit TXG112198 for CEMEX BROWNSVILLE READY MIX PLANT in Brownsville, Texas, held by CEMEX CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SOUTH LLC and discharging to the Gulf Of Mexico. The register lists the permit as administratively continued, a minor discharger class, with 20 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance. EPA's file records the permit as issued October 2, 2017 and expiring November 6, 2021, as the file stood on September 15, 2026.