Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXR1575OV

FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort, TX: NPDES TXR1575OV discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, held by Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas, holds NPDES permit TXR1575OV, which discharges to Cox Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 30, 2023 and expiring March 4, 2028.

FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort, Texas: Coverage under a general permit TXR1575OV, held by Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas; Construction stormwater; Effective; issued October 30, 2023, term to March 4, 2028; discharges to COX CREEK.

Texas holds 23,986 Construction stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 4,530 were issued before TXR1575OV. Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas holds 4 permits in Texas.

Other permits held by Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas

FORMOSA RAIL LINE AND MARSHALLING YARDS, Point Comfort: TXR05GN80, issued October 4, 2024
FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort: TXR1529QA, issued February 23, 2024
FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort: TXR1534WA, issued October 2, 2025

Coverages issued nearest TXR1575OV

October 30, 2023: BROOKHOLLOW WEST, Prosper, TXR1569OV, held by Shaddock Homes, Ltd.
October 30, 2023: UMC URGENT CARE, Lubbock, TXR1570OV, held by Lee Lewis Construction, Inc.
October 30, 2023: LAKESIDE PARK, Dallas, TXR1571OV, held by Cole Construction, Inc.
October 30, 2023: LAKERIDGE ESTATES ADDITION, Mabank, TXR1572OV, held by Gre Ccs LLC
October 30, 2023: BUCEES CAR WASH ROYSE CITY TX, Royse, TXR1574OV, held by Crossland Construction Company INC.
October 30, 2023: AVONDALE, Fate, TXR1576OV, held by Chesmar Homes, LLC
October 30, 2023: THE URBAN AT COLLEGE STATION, College Station, TXR1577OV, held by Mastertouch Builders, LLC
October 30, 2023: LINE E REPLACEMENT, Gainesville, TXR1579OV, held by Capco Contractors, Inc.
October 30, 2023: MEGANS LANDING UNIT 2, San Antonio, TXR1582OV, held by Ya Baby LLC
October 30, 2023: ORCHARD BESS, Rosenburg, TXR1583OV, held by Iep Tejas Verde, LLC

FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Cox Creek subwatershed (HUC 121004010100), TXR1575OV among them. Its county holds 50, 6 of them major permits; TXR1575OV is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Cox Creek subwatershed (HUC 121004010100)

ALCOA POINT COMFORT OPERATIONS, Point Comfort: TX0004715, major permit, discharging to LAVACA BAY, permit term to August 1, 2020
ALCOA WORLD ALUMINA POINT COMFORT OPERATIONS, Point Comfort: TXR1539PS, minor permit, discharging to LAVACA BAY, permit term to March 4, 2028
E S JOSLIN POWER STATION, Point Comfort: TX0003573, minor permit, discharging to COX BAY, permit term to February 11, 2025
FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort: TX0085570, major permit, discharging to LAVACA BAY/CHOCOLATE BAY, COX CREEK, permit term to August 1, 2010
FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort: TXR1529QA, minor permit, discharging to COX CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT, Point Comfort: TXR1534WA, minor permit, discharging to CARANCAHUA CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
POINT COMFORT SOLAR PHASE 1, Port Lavaca: TXR1515YN, minor permit, discharging to VAES BAY, permit term to March 4, 2028
POINT COMFORT WWTP, Point Comfort: TX0023167, minor permit, discharging to Lavaca Bay/Chocolate Bay, permit term to July 2, 2025
SH 35 C179-9-34 CSJ 0179-09-034, Port Lavaca: TXR1504RP, minor permit, discharging to CARANCHUA BAY, permit term to March 4, 2028
TRES BAHIAS SUBSTATION AND TRANSMISSION LINE, Port Lavaca: TXR1556MD, minor permit, discharging to COXS CREEK RESERVOIR, permit term to March 4, 2028

What the register holds for FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Point Comfort, Texas, its receiving water. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES TXR1575OV.

Identity

Facility as filed	FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT
Permittee as filed	Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas
NPDES ID	TXR1575OV
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Construction stormwater
Issued	October 30, 2023
Expiration date	March 4, 2028
Address	Point Comfort, TX 77978
Receiving water	COX CREEK
Subwatershed	Cox Creek (HUC 121004010100)

Effluent limits and exceedances

0Pollutants on file
0Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With an effluent exceedance

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES TXR1575OV.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TXR1575OV.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES TXR1575OV.

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 TXR1575OV.

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Nearby on the register

Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

The FORMOSA POINT COMFORT PLANT's storm water construction permit is one of 15 such permits on EPA's NPDES register in Calhoun County, this one included, and it sits among 11 NPDES permits in the Cox Creek subwatershed. None of the 15 Calhoun County storm water construction permits carries a violation on file, a share of 0.0%, and the permit records zero pollutants under a numeric limit and zero with an effluent exceedance.