Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0064718
1500 COASTAL HOLDINGS, Port Arthur, TX: NPDES TX0064718 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1500 COASTAL HOLDINGS, held by CAROTEX, INC., holds NPDES permit TX0064718, which discharges to Neches River Tidal. EPA’s file records it issued August 5, 2011 and expiring August 1, 2016. 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 | 1500 COASTAL HOLDINGS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CAROTEX, INC. |
| NPDES ID | TX0064718 |
| 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 | August 5, 2011 |
| Expiration date | August 1, 2016 |
| Address | Port Arthur, TX 77643 |
| Receiving water | NECHES RIVER TIDAL |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Grays Bayou-Neches River (HUC 120200030407) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 16With 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.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 36 | 15 | January 31, 2016 | 95% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 15 | 5 | July 31, 2019 | 427% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 23 | 4 | November 30, 2018 | 21% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 15 | 4 | July 31, 2017 | 179% over the limit |
| Phenols | 1 | 12 | 1 | February 28, 2018 | 20% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 50 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 3 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 7 | 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 7, 2019 | 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.