Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0074276
BRASKEM AMERICA LA PORTE PLANT, La Porte, TX: NPDES TX0074276 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 86Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BRASKEM AMERICA LA PORTE PLANT, held by BRASKEM AMERICA INC, holds NPDES permit TX0074276, which discharges to Drainage Ditch, San Jacinto Bay. EPA’s file records it issued February 26, 2019 and expiring February 26, 2024. 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 | BRASKEM AMERICA LA PORTE PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BRASKEM AMERICA INC |
| NPDES ID | TX0074276 |
| 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 | February 26, 2019 |
| Expiration date | February 26, 2024 |
| Address | La Porte, TX 77572 |
| Receiving water | DRAINAGE DITCH, SAN JACINTO BAY |
| Subwatershed | Highlands Reservoir-San Jacinto River (HUC 120401040705) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 86Pollutants on file
- 86Under a numeric limit
- 84With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 19 | 16 | August 31, 2024 | 34% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 9 | 9 | February 29, 2020 | 3,071% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - C. dubia | 2 | 8 | 8 | March 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 23 | 6 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 14 | 6 | February 28, 2026 | 487% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 6 | 6 | April 30, 2016 | 185% over the limit |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 4 | 14 | 4 | August 31, 2011 | 4,567% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2026 | 59% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 5 | 3 | May 31, 2019 | 11% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 16 | 2 | October 31, 2009 | 87% over the limit |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 4 | 11 | 1 | August 31, 2010 | 17% over the limit |
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 4 | 11 | 1 | August 31, 2010 | 17% over the limit |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobutadiene | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Diethyl phthalate | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl phthalate | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hexachloroethane | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Methyl chloride [Chloromethane] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrobenzene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 10, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 6, 2022 | 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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