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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR05FA52

BAKER STEEL, Katy, TX: NPDES TXR05FA52 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BAKER STEEL, held by Baker Steel Company, Inc., holds NPDES permit TXR05FA52. EPA’s file records it issued September 27, 2021 and expiring August 13, 2026.

BAKER STEEL, Katy, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXR05FA52, held by Baker Steel Company, Inc.; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 27, 2021, term to August 13, 2026.

  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 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.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 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.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total [as Se]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, total [as Hg]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Texas holds 8,480 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 929 were issued before TXR05FA52.

Coverages issued nearest TXR05FA52

BAKER STEEL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 78 discharge permits in the Willow Fork subwatershed (HUC 120401040101), TXR05FA52 among them.

Other permits in the Willow Fork subwatershed (HUC 120401040101)

  • 04913-1000 KATY SAMS CLUB, Katy: TXR1587VN, minor permit, discharging to WILLOW FORK, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • ALTIUM PACKAGING, Katy: TXR05EX90, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
  • AWRY READY MIX CONCRETE, Brookshire: TXG113277, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
  • AZALEA, Brookshire: TXR1501XE, minor permit, discharging to WILLOW FORK BUFFALO BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • AZALEA, Brookshire: TXR1514XJ, minor permit, discharging to WILLOW FORK BUFFALO BAYOU 1014I, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • BERNARD CONTROLS, Katy: TXRNECQ05, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
  • BLUEBONNET - LAND DEVELOPMENT, Brookshire: TXR1525YB, minor permit, discharging to BROOKSHIRE CREEK 1202G, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • BLUEBONNET - LAND DEVELOPMENT, Brookshire: TXR1572YB, minor permit, discharging to BROOKSHIRE CREEK 1202G, permit term to March 4, 2028
  • CEMEX KATY PLANT, Katy: TXG110920, minor permit, permit term to November 7, 2011
  • CEMEX KATY READY MIX PLANT, Katy: TXG111763, minor permit, discharging to SOUTH MYBE CREEK, permit term to November 7, 2021

What the register holds for BAKER STEEL: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Katy, Texas, and 16 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES TXR05FA52.

Identity

Facility as filedBAKER STEEL
Permittee as filedBaker Steel Company, Inc.
NPDES IDTXR05FA52
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
ProgramIndustrial stormwater
IssuedSeptember 27, 2021
Expiration dateAugust 13, 2026
AddressKaty, TX 77494
SubwatershedWillow Fork (HUC 120401040101)
SIC3441 – Fabricated Structural Metal

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Zinc, total [as Zn]200
Solids, total suspended100
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]100
Arsenic, total [as As]100
Barium, total [as Ba]100
Cadmium, total [as Cd]100
Chromium, total [as Cr]100
Copper, total [as Cu]100
Iron, total [as Fe]100
Lead, total [as Pb]100
Manganese, total [as Mn]100
Nickel, total [as Ni]100
Silver, total [as Ag]100
Aluminum, total [as Al]100
Selenium, total [as Se]100
Mercury, total [as Hg]100

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TXR05FA52.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXR05FA52.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXR05FA52.

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 TXR05FA52.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit TXR05FA52 for BAKER STEEL in Katy, TX, held by Baker Steel Company, Inc., an industrial stormwater coverage under a general permit with an issue date of September 27, 2021 and an expiration date of August 13, 2026. The register lists 16 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and the permit is administratively continued.