Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR05FR40

VALMONT INDUSTRIES, Brenham, TX: NPDES TXR05FR40 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

VALMONT INDUSTRIES, held by Valmont Industries, Inc., holds NPDES permit TXR05FR40. EPA’s file records it issued May 9, 2022 and expiring August 13, 2026.

VALMONT INDUSTRIES, Brenham, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXR05FR40, held by Valmont Industries, Inc.; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 9, 2022, term to August 13, 2026.

Lead, total [as Pb]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2024, largest 198% over the limit.
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.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 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.
Mercury, total [as Hg]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Texas holds 8,480 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 3,159 were issued before TXR05FR40. Valmont Industries, Inc. holds 2 permits in Texas.

Other permits held by Valmont Industries, Inc.

VALMONT COATINGS UNITED GALVANIZING, Houston: TXR05FN90, issued February 11, 2022

Coverages issued nearest TXR05FR40

May 6, 2022: KMART 7301, San Antonio, TXR05FR35, held by Via Metropolitan Transit Authority
May 6, 2022: EAST TEXAS SAND & GRAVEL, Mabank, TXR05FR36, held by East Texas Sand & Gravel, LLC
May 6, 2022: TEXAS SIGMA PARTNERS, Winnsboro, TXR05FR38, held by Texas Sigma Partners, LLC
May 6, 2022: POLYMERICA GLOBAL ENTERPRISES, El Paso, TXRNEBW72, held by POLYMERICA LIMITED COMPANY
May 9, 2022: KOPMAN WAREHOUSE, Houston, TXR05FR39, held by Strategic Materials, Inc.
May 9, 2022: FUTURE FOAM, Garland, TXRNEBW73, held by Future Foam, Inc.
May 10, 2022: LIVE OAK READY MIX CONCRETE BATCH PLANT 1, Jourdanton, TXR05FQ99, held by Live Oak Ready Mix, LLC
May 10, 2022: A-1 SALVAGE, Abilene, TXR05FR41, held by A-1 Salvage, LLC
May 10, 2022: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO 285 WWTP NO 2, Houston, TXR05FR42, held by Harris County Municipal Utility District 285
May 10, 2022: FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 23, Fresno, TXR05FR43, held by Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 23

VALMONT INDUSTRIES among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Big Sandy Creek-New Year Creek subwatershed (HUC 120701010902), TXR05FR40 among them. Its county holds 38, 1 of them major permits; TXR05FR40 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Big Sandy Creek-New Year Creek subwatershed (HUC 120701010902)

BLINN COLLEGE PARKING LOT K EXPANSION, Brenham: TXR1521MT, minor permit, discharging to NEW YEAR CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
BRENHAM HAULING, Brenham: TXR05FG48, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
BRENHAM NORTH PLANT 14, Brenham: TXG111741, minor permit, discharging to BRAZOS RIVER BELOW NAVASOTA RIVER, permit term to November 7, 2021
BRENHAM WTP REHAB & EXP, Brenham: TXR1598WX, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE SANDY CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
BRENHAM WWTP, Brenham: TX0025470, major permit, discharging to Brazos River Below Navasota River, permit term to October 23, 2024
FXI BRENHAM, Brenham: TXR05EU97, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2021
PI COMPONENTS, Brenham: TXRNEX541, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
PREMIER METAL BUYERS, Brenham: TXR05FP02, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
VINTAGE FARMS PHASE 6 AND 7, Brenham: TXR1558WL, minor permit, discharging to NEW YEAR CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
WILKINS VALLEY PHASES 1 AND 2, Brenham: TXR1575TJ, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE SANDY CREEK 1202E, permit term to March 4, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	VALMONT INDUSTRIES
Permittee as filed	Valmont Industries, Inc.
NPDES ID	TXR05FR40
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	May 9, 2022
Expiration date	August 13, 2026
Address	Brenham, TX 77833
Subwatershed	Big Sandy Creek-New Year Creek (HUC 120701010902)
SIC	3441 – Fabricated Structural Metal
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler TXD988083747

Effluent limits and exceedances

16Pollutants on file
16Under a numeric limit
1With a violation of any kind
1With 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]	2	1	1	December 31, 2024	198% over the limit
Zinc, total [as Zn]	4	0	0
Solids, total suspended	2	0	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	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
Mercury, total [as Hg]	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXR05FR40.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXR05FR40.

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 TXR05FR40.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES TXR05FR40, held by Valmont Industries, Inc. for VALMONT INDUSTRIES in Brenham, TX, and lists its status as administratively continued with a minor discharger class of 16. The page reports 1 pollutant under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued May 9, 2022 and expiring August 13, 2026.