Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0072737
CORPUS CHRISTI TERMINAL WWTP, Corpus Christi, TX: NPDES TX0072737 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CORPUS CHRISTI TERMINAL WWTP, held by MAGELLAN TERMINALS HOLDINGS, LP, holds NPDES permit TX0072737, which discharges to Drainage Ditch;C.C. Inner Harbor. EPA’s file records it issued October 20, 2015 and expiring June 1, 2020. 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 | CORPUS CHRISTI TERMINAL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MAGELLAN TERMINALS HOLDINGS, LP |
| NPDES ID | TX0072737 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 20, 2015 |
| Expiration date | June 1, 2020 |
| Address | Corpus Christi, TX 78407 |
| Receiving water | DRAINAGE DITCH;C.C. INNER HARBOR |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Tule Lake (HUC 121102020107) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 56 | 42 | April 30, 2019 | 560% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 42 | 36 | August 31, 2023 | 625% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 38 | 20 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 28 | 12 | November 30, 2012 | 240% over the limit |
| Benzene | 4 | 20 | 9 | November 30, 2016 | 5,433% over the limit |
| Hydrocarbons, petroleum | 4 | 18 | 6 | September 30, 2013 | 191% over the limit |
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 4 | 16 | 4 | November 30, 2016 | 480% over the limit |
| Flow [dry weather] | 0 | 6 | 2 | March 31, 2013 | 117% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 4 | 17 | 1 | April 30, 2012 | 10% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 0 | 5 | 1 | March 31, 2009 | 122% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 6 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 29, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 25, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.