Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR05GL08
MERCHANTS METALS DBA C & D SCRAP METAL, Houston, TX: NPDES TXR05GL08 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MERCHANTS METALS DBA C & D SCRAP METAL, held by Merchants Metal Recycling Ii Cd LLC, holds NPDES permit TXR05GL08. EPA’s file records it issued June 3, 2024 and expiring August 13, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
What the register holds for MERCHANTS METALS DBA C & D SCRAP METAL: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Houston, Texas, and 14 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES TXR05GL08.
Identity
| Facility as filed | MERCHANTS METALS DBA C & D SCRAP METAL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Merchants Metal Recycling Ii Cd LLC |
| NPDES ID | TXR05GL08 |
| 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 | June 3, 2024 |
| Expiration date | August 13, 2026 |
| Address | Houston, TX 77045 |
| Subwatershed | Upper Sims Bayou (HUC 120401040501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TXR05GL08.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXR05GL08.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.