Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR05FB32

PABTEX AND SAVAGE GULF SERVICES, Port Arthur, TX: NPDES TXR05FB32 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
16Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

PABTEX AND SAVAGE GULF SERVICES, held by Pabtex, Inc., holds NPDES permit TXR05FB32. EPA’s file records it issued October 6, 2021 and expiring August 13, 2026.

PABTEX AND SAVAGE GULF SERVICES, Port Arthur, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXR05FB32, held by Pabtex, Inc.; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 6, 2021, term to August 13, 2026.

Lead, total [as Pb]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Arsenic, total [as As]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Barium, total [as Ba]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total [as Cr]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver, total [as Ag]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Selenium, total [as Se]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Enterococci: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, total [as Hg]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

June 10, 2026: Evaluation (S).
February 28, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

Texas holds 8,480 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,041 were issued before TXR05FB32.

Coverages issued nearest TXR05FB32

October 6, 2021: TRANE TYLER, Tyler, TXR05FB26, held by Trane U.S. Inc.
October 6, 2021: NEW EARTH, Katy, TXR05FB27, held by New Earth, Inc.
October 6, 2021: VISIONWORKS LAB SERVICES, Schertz, TXR05FB28, held by VISIONWORKS LAB SERVICES, INC.
October 6, 2021: TAMPICO BOTTLING, Palestine, TXR05FB30, held by Tampico Bottling Company
October 6, 2021: GENERAL POLYMERS 5110, Baytown, TXR05FB31, held by General Polymer Services, LLC
October 6, 2021: INDEPENDENCE OILFIELD CHEMICALS - PLEASANTON FACILITY, Pleasanton, TXR05FB33, held by Independence Oilfield Chemicals, LLC
October 6, 2021: CONSOLIDATED METCO INCE, Denton, TXRNEBM82, held by Consolidated Metco Inc.
October 6, 2021: POINTSMITH POINT OF PURCHASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Katy, TXRNEBP82, held by Pointsmith Point-of-Purchase Management Services, LLC
October 6, 2021: POINTSMITH FULFILLMENT SERVICES, Katy, TXRNEBP83, held by Pointsmith Fulfillment Services, LLC
October 6, 2021: STUDIO MOULDING, Grand Prairie, TXRNEBP84, held by STUDIO MOULDING, INC.

PABTEX AND SAVAGE GULF SERVICES among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 124 discharge permits in the Salt Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402010300), TXR05FB32 among them. Its county holds 302, 16 of them major permits; TXR05FB32 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Salt Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402010300)

A-1 AUTO AND TRUCK SALVAGE, Beaumont: TXR05FT84, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
BARGE DISCHARGE, Port Arthur: TXG670629, minor permit, permit term to April 4, 2030
BASF BEAUMONT ARGO PLANT, Beaumont: TX0003671, minor permit, discharging to Taylor Bayou Above Tidal, permit term to November 13, 2023
BECHTEL TEMP CBP SITE, Port Arthur: TXG114146, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
BIG HILL STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE, Winnie: TX0092827, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2024
BOBBY BS RV PARK, Beaumont: TXR1573UW, minor permit, discharging to RODAIR GULLY LATERAL 5, permit term to March 4, 2028
CAMIN CARGO CONTROL MAGELLAN- GALENA PARK, Galena Park: TXRNECJ66, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
CAMIN CARGO CONTROL NEDERLAND, Nederland: TXR05GN34, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
CANAL AND WETLAND HDD DISCHARGE, Port Arthur: TXG670633, minor permit, permit term to April 4, 2030
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL, Port Arthur: TX0124249, minor permit, discharging to WEST TURNING BASIN OF SABINE-NECHES CANAL, permit term to January 29, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	PABTEX AND SAVAGE GULF SERVICES
Permittee as filed	Pabtex, Inc.
NPDES ID	TXR05FB32
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
Program	Industrial stormwater
Issued	October 6, 2021
Expiration date	August 13, 2026
Address	Port Arthur, TX 77642
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Salt Bayou (HUC 120402010300)
SIC	4491 – Marine Cargo Handling
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler TXR000030536; ICIS-AIR source TX0000004824500051

Effluent limits and exceedances

16Pollutants on file
16Under 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
Lead, total [as Pb]	4	0	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	4	0	0
Solids, total suspended	2	0	0
Arsenic, total [as As]	2	0	0
Barium, total [as Ba]	2	0	0
Cadmium, total [as Cd]	2	0	0
Chromium, total [as Cr]	2	0	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	2	0	0
Iron, total [as Fe]	2	0	0
Manganese, total [as Mn]	2	0	0
Nickel, total [as Ni]	2	0	0
Silver, total [as Ag]	2	0	0
Aluminum, total [as Al]	2	0	0
Selenium, total [as Se]	2	0	0
Enterococci	2	0	0
Mercury, total [as Hg]	2	0	0

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TXR05FB32.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
February 28, 2022	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 10, 2026	Evaluation	S

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 TXR05FB32.

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This page covers NPDES permit TXR05FB32, held by Pabtex, Inc. for PABTEX AND SAVAGE GULF SERVICES in Port Arthur, TX, a minor discharger under an administratively continued industrial stormwater general permit issued October 6, 2021 and expiring August 13, 2026. The record lists 16 as the discharger class, 0 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the Salt Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402010300) and the RCRA handler ID TXR000030536 also noted.