Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TXG830179
PALESTINE STATION, Montalba, TX: NPDES TXG830179 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PALESTINE STATION, held by EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY, holds NPDES permit TXG830179. EPA’s file records it issued October 12, 2018 and expiring September 12, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | PALESTINE STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EXPLORER PIPELINE COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | TXG830179 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 12, 2018 |
| Expiration date | September 12, 2023 |
| Address | Montalba, TX 75853 |
| Subwatershed | Holly Spring Branch-Beaver Creek (HUC 120302010207) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE] | 1 | 19 | 7 | February 28, 2010 | 147% over the limit |
| Benzene | 1 | 18 | 6 | January 31, 2011 | 130% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs] | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Hydrocarbons, petroleum | 1 | 12 | 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 TXG830179.
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 15, 2026.