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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR05FH40

11600 E HARDY ROAD, Houston, TX: NPDES TXR05FH40 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

11600 E HARDY ROAD, held by Venture Metals, L.L.C., holds NPDES permit TXR05FH40. EPA’s file records it issued November 12, 2021 and expiring August 13, 2026.

11600 E HARDY ROAD, Houston, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXR05FH40, held by Venture Metals, L.L.C.; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 12, 2021, term to August 13, 2026.

  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 10 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 138% over the limit.
  • Lead, total [as Pb]: 10 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2022, largest 147% over the limit.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total [as As]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Barium, total [as Ba]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total [as Cr]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total [as Ni]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Silver, total [as Ag]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total [as Se]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Mercury, total [as Hg]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Texas holds 8,480 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,898 were issued before TXR05FH40. Venture Metals, L.L.C. holds 3 permits in Texas.

Other permits held by Venture Metals, L.L.C.

Coverages issued nearest TXR05FH40

11600 E HARDY ROAD among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 249 discharge permits in the Halls Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040604), TXR05FH40 among them.

Other permits in the Halls Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120401040604)

Identity

Facility as filed11600 E HARDY ROAD
Permittee as filedVenture Metals, L.L.C.
NPDES IDTXR05FH40
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
IssuedNovember 12, 2021
Expiration dateAugust 13, 2026
AddressHouston, TX 77093
SubwatershedHalls Bayou (HUC 120401040604)

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
Copper, total [as Cu]1022December 31, 2022138% over the limit
Lead, total [as Pb]1011December 31, 2022147% over the limit
Zinc, total [as Zn]1000
Solids, total suspended500
Arsenic, total [as As]500
Barium, total [as Ba]500
Cadmium, total [as Cd]500
Chromium, total [as Cr]500
Iron, total [as Fe]500
Manganese, total [as Mn]500
Nickel, total [as Ni]500
Silver, total [as Ag]500
Aluminum, total [as Al]500
Selenium, total [as Se]500
Mercury, total [as Hg]500
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]500

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXR05FH40.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXR05FH40.

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 TXR05FH40.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit TXR05FH40, held by Venture Metals, L.L.C. at 11600 E HARDY ROAD in Houston, TX, under the industrial stormwater program, with an administratively continued status and a Minor discharger class. The EPA permit file lists 16 pollutants on file, 2 of them under a numeric limit, and 2 with an effluent exceedance.