Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0137618
BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, Baytown, TX: NPDES TX0137618 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, held by BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0137618, which discharges to On-Site Constructed Ditch;Cedar Bayou. EPA’s file records it issued November 30, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2025. 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 | BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BLUE TIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BAYTOWN, LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0137618 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 30, 2020 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2025 |
| Address | Baytown, TX 77523 |
| Receiving water | ON-SITE CONSTRUCTED DITCH;CEDAR BAYOU |
| Subwatershed | Cedar Point Lateral-Cedar Bayou (HUC 120402030106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 26With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 56 | 2 | May 31, 2024 | |
| Hydrocarbons, petroleum | 1 | 29 | 2 | May 31, 2024 | 1,167% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2024 | 311% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE] | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES TX0137618.
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.