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Port Lavaca, City of

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Port Lavaca, Texas. NPDES permit TX0047562, in force until Aug 27, 2031. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last April 2026), 3 of 16 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 20 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (21 values), outfall TX1 form Q quarterly, outfall TXA form S twice a year
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
2 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 18 reports late

Last 12 months (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
March 2026Enterococci, daily maximum2419.6 MPN/100mL≤ 104 CFU/100mL2227%
April 2026Enterococci, daily maximum202.9 CFU/100mL≤ 104 CFU/100mL95%

Limits in force (41)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly minimum≥ 2 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily average≤ 20 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily average≤ 334 lb/dall year001
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 20 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 334 lb/dall year001
Copper, total [as Cu]daily average≤ 11.1 ug/Lall year001
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximum≤ 23.5 ug/Lall year001
Copper, total [as Cu]daily average≤ .185 lb/dall year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily average≤ 75.19 ug/Lall year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximum≤ 159.07 ug/Lall year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily average≤ 1.25 lb/dall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2-hour peak≤ 5319 gal/minall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantannual average≤ 2 MGDall year001
Enterococcidaily average≤ 35 CFU/100mLall year001
Enterococcidaily maximum≤ 104 CFU/100mLall year001
Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimum≥ 55 %all yearTX1
Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimum≥ 55 %all yearTX1
IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (M. bahia)7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (M. bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
IC25 Low Flow Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
IC25 Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia beryllinasingle grab samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: Texas's rules and the federal ones.

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