Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0007056
GALENA PARK PLANT, Galena Park, TX: NPDES TX0007056 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GALENA PARK PLANT, held by UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY, holds NPDES permit TX0007056, which discharges to Houston Ship Channel/Buffalo Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued September 18, 2017 and expiring September 1, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GALENA PARK PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | TX0007056 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 18, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 1, 2022 |
| Address | Galena Park, TX 77547 |
| Receiving water | HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BUFFALO BAYOU |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou (HUC 120401040703) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 78 | 65 | February 28, 2011 | 9,900% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 27 | 27 | April 30, 2026 | 11,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 21 | 7 | March 31, 2022 | 44% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 19 | 5 | February 29, 2024 | 57% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 26 | 1 | March 31, 2010 | 26% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 15 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 24% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 2 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 23, 2018 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.