Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0005860
VEP ENVIRONMENTAL, Galena Park, TX: NPDES TX0005860 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 83Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VEP ENVIRONMENTAL, held by TEXMARK CHEMICALS INC, holds NPDES permit TX0005860, which discharges to Panther Creek;Unnamed Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued November 28, 2017 and expiring September 1, 2022. 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.
Identity
| Facility as filed | VEP ENVIRONMENTAL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TEXMARK CHEMICALS INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0005860 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 28, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 1, 2022 |
| Address | Galena Park, TX 77547 |
| Receiving water | PANTHER CREEK;UNNAMED DITCH |
| Subwatershed | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou (HUC 120401040703) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 86Pollutants on file
- 83Under a numeric limit
- 85With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 86 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 15 | 9 | February 28, 2018 | |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 10 | 4 | August 31, 2022 | 415% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 9 | 3 | May 31, 2013 | 257% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 3 | 6 | 1 | April 30, 2009 | 61% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 2 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2021 | 38% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Diethyl phthalate | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl phthalate | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobutadiene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Hexachloroethane | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Methyl chloride [Chloromethane] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrobenzene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2-Chlorophenol | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2-Nitrophenol | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | 2 | 10 | 0 |
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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
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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