Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR05GR06
SHORTYS PIT, Rio Grande City, TX: NPDES TXR05GR06 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
SHORTYS PIT, held by Terra Firma Materials, L.L.C., holds NPDES permit TXR05GR06. EPA’s file records it issued March 3, 2025 and expiring August 13, 2026.
SHORTYS PIT, Rio Grande City, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXR05GR06, held by Terra Firma Materials, L.L.C.; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 3, 2025, term to August 13, 2026.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, total [as As]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Barium, total [as Ba]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total [as Cr]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total [as Pb]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Manganese, total [as Mn]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Silver, total [as Ag]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Selenium, total [as Se]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total [as Hg]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Texas holds 8,480 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 6,545 were issued before TXR05GR06. Terra Firma Materials, L.L.C. holds 4 permits in Texas.
Other permits held by Terra Firma Materials, L.L.C.
- VELA PIT, Zapata: TXR05GK28, issued April 30, 2024
- TERRA FIRMA MATERIALS, Sullivan City: TXR05GU06, issued August 12, 2025
- HI-STAR, La Joya: TXR05GY73, issued March 4, 2026
Coverages issued nearest TXR05GR06
- February 28, 2025: ALLIANCE GROUND INTERNATIONAL, Dfw Airport, TXR05GR01, held by Agi Ground, Inc.
- February 28, 2025: NATIONAL CARRIERS, Irving, TXR05GR02, held by NATIONAL CARRIERS, INC.
- March 1, 2025: RJW LOGISTICS GROUP, Mesquite, TXRNECL64, held by Rjw Logistics Group
- March 3, 2025: EXCEL STEEL, Dallas, TXR05GR04, held by Excel Steel Corporation
- March 3, 2025: NICHOLS OIL TOOLS, San Angelo, TXR05GR05, held by American Well Intermediate Holdings, LLC
- March 3, 2025: 48FORTY SOLUTIONS, Houston, TXR05GR07, held by 48Forty Solutions, LLC
- March 3, 2025: CENTEX AEROSPACE, Waco, TXRNECL65, held by Centex Aerospace, Inc.
- March 3, 2025: PEGASUS HOME FASHIONS, Weatherford, TXRNECL66, held by Pegasus Home Fashions LLC
- March 4, 2025: SAN PABLO PLANT, Bruni, TXR05GR08, held by Capitol Aggregates, Inc.
- March 4, 2025: TURBINE ENGINE SPECIALIST - TES, Fort Worth, TXRNECL68, held by Turbine Engine Specialists, Inc.
SHORTYS PIT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 9 discharge permits in the La Burrita Creek-Rio Grande subwatershed (HUC 130900010706), TXR05GR06 among them. Its county holds 25, 2 of them major permits; TXR05GR06 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the La Burrita Creek-Rio Grande subwatershed (HUC 130900010706)
- CITY OF LA JOYA WWTP, La Joya: TX0127337, major permit, discharging to Rio Grande Below Falcon Reservoir, permit term to March 24, 2026
- GARZA GARAGE & AUTO SALVAGE, Roma: TXR05GD43, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- HARD ROCK PIT, Sullivan City: TXR05GQ65, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- HI-STAR, La Joya: TXR05GY73, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- SAM FORDYCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Sullivan City: TX0136697, not classed
- SAM FORDYCE ELEMENTARY WWTP, La Joya: TX0124559, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED DITCH, GRAVEL PIT LAKE, DIT, permit term to June 1, 2010
- TERRA FIRMA MATERIALS, Sullivan City: TXR05GU06, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- WEST AGUA WWTP, Sullivan City: TX0125598, major permit, discharging to Rio Grande Below Falcon Reservoir, permit term to March 8, 2026
What the register holds for SHORTYS PIT: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Rio Grande City, Texas, and 14 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES TXR05GR06.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SHORTYS PIT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Terra Firma Materials, L.L.C. |
| NPDES ID | TXR05GR06 |
| 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 | March 3, 2025 |
| Expiration date | August 13, 2026 |
| Address | Rio Grande City, TX 78581 |
| Subwatershed | La Burrita Creek-Rio Grande (HUC 130900010706) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 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 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES TXR05GR06.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXR05GR06.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXR05GR06.
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 TXR05GR06.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.