LA PORTE, CITY OF

NPDES permit TX0022799 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2030-04-03 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

7values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
0of 17 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-08-31. Most often over: Zinc, total [as Zn] (4), Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] (3).

Reporting

Reports are due about 20 days after each monitoring period ends (the most common figure among TX permits in EPA's filings — check your permit).

Limits in force (58)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]MO MIN >= 5 mg/L all year
001pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
001pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY AV <= 15 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 40 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY AV <= 946 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY AV <= 3 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 7 mg/L all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY AV <= 189 lb/d all year
001Nickel, total [as Ni]DAILY AV <= .012 mg/L all year
001Nickel, total [as Ni]DAILY MX <= .025 mg/L all year
001Nickel, total [as Ni]DAILY AV <= .76 lb/d all year
001Zinc, total [as Zn]DAILY AV <= .074 mg/L all year
001Zinc, total [as Zn]DAILY MX <= .156 mg/L all year
001Zinc, total [as Zn]DAILY AV <= 4.7 lb/d all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY AV report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2P <= 15139 gal/min all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantANNL AVG <= 7.56 MGD all year
001Chlorine, total residualINST MAX < .1 mg/L all year
001Chlorine, total residualMO MIN >= 1 mg/L all year
001EnterococciDAILY AV <= 35 CFU/100mL all year
001EnterococciDAILY MX <= 104 CFU/100mL all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY AV <= 10 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY MX <= 25 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY AV <= 631 lb/d all year
TX1Whole effluent toxicity - retest #17 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1MO AV MN report only all year
TX1Whole effluent toxicity - retest #27 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2MO AV MN report only all year
TX1Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)MO AV MN report only all year
TX1Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)MO AV MN report only all year
TX1NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)MO AV MN report only all year
TX1NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)MO AV MN report only all year
TX1Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)MO AV MN report only all year
TX1LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinaMO AV MN report only all year
TX1LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)MO AV MN report only all year
TX1LOEC Sub-Lethal Growth Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7 DA MIN report only all year
TX1LOEC Sub-Lethal Growth Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinaMO AV MN report only all year
TXAWhole effluent toxicity - retest #1SINGSAMP report only all year
TXAWhole effluent toxicity - retest #2SINGSAMP report only all year
TXALC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)SINGSAMP report only all year
TXALC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia beryllinaSINGGRAB report only all year

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