Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR05FX31

PLM STEEL TUBES, Laredo, TX: NPDES TXR05FX31 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
14Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

PLM STEEL TUBES, held by Plm Steel Tubes, LLC, holds NPDES permit TXR05FX31. EPA’s file records it issued December 9, 2022 and expiring August 13, 2026.

PLM STEEL TUBES, Laredo, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXR05FX31, held by Plm Steel Tubes, LLC; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 9, 2022, term to August 13, 2026.

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.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 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; 3,939 were issued before TXR05FX31.

Coverages issued nearest TXR05FX31

December 8, 2022: CORRUGATED SUPPLIES, Fort Worth, TXR05FX26, held by Csc-Fort Worth, LLC
December 8, 2022: ALPINE SILICA, Lamesa, TXR05FX27, held by Alpine Silica, LLC
December 8, 2022: MASSOUD FURNITURE, Dallas, TXRNECA27, held by Massoud Furniture Manufacturing Co.
December 9, 2022: NEW CANEY MUD, New Caney, TXR05FX29, held by New Caney Municipal Utility District
December 9, 2022: BELLAIRE USED AUTO PARTS, Houston, TXR05FX30, held by BELLAIRE USED AUTO PARTS, INC.
December 9, 2022: LONZA HOUSTON INC, Houston, TXR05FX32, held by Lonza Houston, Inc.
December 11, 2022: A1 SALVAGE, San Antonio, TXR05FX33, held by Tony's Business Enterprises, LLC
December 12, 2022: BLUEWING ROYAL, Brownsville, TXR05FX35, held by Bluewing One, LLC
December 12, 2022: BLUEWING ONE, Brownsville, TXR05FX36, held by Bluewing One, LLC
December 12, 2022: AMAZONCOM SERVICES STX6, Pflugerville, TXR05FX38, held by Amazon.Com Services LLC

PLM STEEL TUBES among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 68 discharge permits in the Zacata Creek-Rio Grande subwatershed (HUC 130800020702), TXR05FX31 among them. Its county holds 238, 7 of them major permits; TXR05FX31 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Zacata Creek-Rio Grande subwatershed (HUC 130800020702)

AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION-LRD, Laredo: TXRNECC17, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
AIR & MARINE OPERATIONS CENTER, Laredo: TXR1556QC, minor permit, discharging to RIO GRANDE BELOW RIVERSIDE DIVERSION DAM, permit term to March 4, 2028
AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS LAREDO AIR BRANCH, Laredo: TXR1505QB, minor permit, discharging to RIO GRANDE BELOW AMISTAD RESERVOIR, permit term to March 4, 2028
AQUERO SUBDIVISION PHASE IV, Laredo: TXR1589DS, minor permit, discharging to RIO GRANDE RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2023
ARIVA WAREHOUSE & OFFICE, Laredo: TXR1569SI, minor permit, discharging to LAS MANADAS CREEK TRIBUTARY, permit term to March 4, 2028
BARKER AEROMOTIVE, Laredo: TXR05CV05, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2021
BARKER AEROMOTIVE, Laredo: TXR05GP35, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
BARTLETT HOLDINGS, Laredo: TXR1594RQ, minor permit, discharging to RIO GRANDE RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
BRIDGE CROSSING THE VILLAS PUD, Laredo: TXR1534XH, minor permit, discharging to RIO GRANDE RIVER, permit term to March 4, 2028
CALLE DEL NORTE SPRINGFIELD SUBDIVISION, Laredo: TXR1538XD, minor permit, discharging to POST DEVELOPMENT RUNOFF WILL BE DETAINED ON LOTS A, permit term to March 4, 2028

What the register holds for PLM STEEL TUBES: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Laredo, Texas, and 14 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES TXR05FX31.

Identity

Facility as filed	PLM STEEL TUBES
Permittee as filed	Plm Steel Tubes, LLC
NPDES ID	TXR05FX31
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	December 9, 2022
Expiration date	August 13, 2026
Address	Laredo, TX 78045
Subwatershed	Zacata Creek-Rio Grande (HUC 130800020702)
SIC	3317 – Steel Pipe And Tubes

Effluent limits and exceedances

14Pollutants on file
14Under 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
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
Lead, total [as Pb]	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

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TXR05FX31.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXR05FX31.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXR05FX31.

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 TXR05FX31.

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

This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit TXR05FX31 held by Plm Steel Tubes, LLC for PLM STEEL TUBES in Laredo, TX, an industrial stormwater permit issued December 9, 2022 and administratively continued past its August 13, 2026 expiration. The register lists 14 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with no violation recorded in EPA's effluent or single-event violation files.