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Industrial Organic Chemicals, Houston, Texas. NPDES permit TX0085979, in force until Nov 16, 2028. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last August 2026), 1 of 40 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Period ending | Parameter | Reported | Limit | Over by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Oil & Grease, daily maximum | 22.9 mg/L | ≤ 15 mg/L | 53% |
| August 2026 | Carbon, tot organic [TOC], daily maximum | 437 mg/L | ≤ 75 mg/L | 483% |
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months | Outfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily average | ≤ 29 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 55 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 001 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily average | ≤ 37 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 55 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | daily average | ≤ 139 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | daily maximum | ≤ 206 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily average | ≤ .17 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily maximum | ≤ .35 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | daily average | ≤ .004 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | daily maximum | ≤ .008 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | daily average | ≤ .015 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | daily maximum | ≤ .046 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chloroform | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chloroform | daily maximum | ≤ .01 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Toluene | daily average | ≤ .006 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Toluene | daily maximum | ≤ .018 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzene | daily average | ≤ .008 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzene | daily maximum | ≤ .03 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Acenaphthylene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Acenaphthylene | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Acenaphthene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Acenaphthene | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Acrylonitrile | daily average | ≤ .021 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Acrylonitrile | daily maximum | ≤ .053 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Anthracene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Anthracene | daily maximum | ≤ .0013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chlorobenzene | daily average | ≤ .003 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chlorobenzene | daily maximum | ≤ .006 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chrysene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chrysene | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Diethyl phthalate | daily average | ≤ .018 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Diethyl phthalate | daily maximum | ≤ .044 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Dimethyl phthalate | daily average | ≤ .004 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Dimethyl phthalate | daily maximum | ≤ .01 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Ethylbenzene | daily average | ≤ .007 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Ethylbenzene | daily maximum | ≤ .024 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Fluoranthene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Fluoranthene | daily maximum | ≤ .015 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Fluorene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Fluorene | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Hexachlorobutadiene | daily average | ≤ .004 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Hexachlorobutadiene | daily maximum | ≤ .011 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Hexachloroethane | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Hexachloroethane | daily maximum | ≤ .012 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Methyl chloride [Chloromethane] | daily average | ≤ .019 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Methyl chloride [Chloromethane] | daily maximum | ≤ .042 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Methylene chloride | daily average | ≤ .009 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Methylene chloride | daily maximum | ≤ .019 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Nitrobenzene | daily average | ≤ .006 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Nitrobenzene | daily maximum | ≤ .015 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Phenanthrene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Phenanthrene | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Pyrene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Pyrene | daily maximum | ≤ .015 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | daily maximum | ≤ .012 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | daily average | ≤ .004 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | daily maximum | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | daily maximum | ≤ .012 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | daily maximum | ≤ .012 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzo[a]anthracene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzo[a]anthracene | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | daily average | ≤ .017 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | daily maximum | ≤ .036 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | daily average | ≤ .034 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | daily maximum | ≤ .05 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | daily maximum | ≤ .012 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | daily average | ≤ .015 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | daily maximum | ≤ .031 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | daily average | ≤ .007 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | daily maximum | ≤ .01 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | daily average | ≤ .003 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | daily maximum | ≤ .006 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2-Chlorophenol | daily average | ≤ .007 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2-Chlorophenol | daily maximum | ≤ .021 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2-Nitrophenol | daily average | ≤ .009 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2-Nitrophenol | daily maximum | ≤ .015 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | daily average | ≤ .009 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | daily maximum | ≤ .025 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | daily average | ≤ .004 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | daily maximum | ≤ .008 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | daily average | ≤ .025 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | daily maximum | ≤ .062 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | daily average | ≤ .016 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | daily maximum | ≤ .027 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,6-Dinitrotoluene | daily average | ≤ .056 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 2,6-Dinitrotoluene | daily maximum | ≤ .14 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 4-Nitrophenol | daily average | ≤ .016 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 4-Nitrophenol | daily maximum | ≤ .027 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol | daily average | ≤ .017 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol | daily maximum | ≤ .061 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Phenol | daily average | ≤ .003 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Phenol | daily maximum | ≤ .006 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Naphthalene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Naphthalene | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | daily average | ≤ .023 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | daily maximum | ≤ .061 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | daily average | ≤ .006 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | daily maximum | ≤ .012 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Vinyl chloride | daily average | ≤ .023 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Vinyl chloride | daily maximum | ≤ .059 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Trichloroethylene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Trichloroethylene | daily maximum | ≤ .012 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Hexachlorobenzene | daily average | ≤ .00054 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Hexachlorobenzene | daily maximum | ≤ .00114 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily average | ≤ .22 MGD | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | ≤ .44 MGD | all year | 001 |
| 1,3-Dichloropropylene | daily average | ≤ .006 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 1,3-Dichloropropylene | daily maximum | ≤ .01 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Enterococci | daily average | ≤ 168 MPN/100mL | all year | 001 |
| Enterococci | daily maximum | report only (MPN/100mL) | all year | 001 |
| 3,4-Benzofluoranthene | daily average | ≤ .005 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| 3,4-Benzofluoranthene | daily maximum | ≤ .013 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chloroethane | daily average | ≤ .023 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Chloroethane | daily maximum | ≤ .059 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 002 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 002 |
| Oil & Grease | daily average | ≤ 15 mg/L | all year | 002 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | ≤ 15 mg/L | all year | 002 |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | daily maximum | ≤ 75 mg/L | all year | 002 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily average | ≤ .24 mg/L | all year | 002 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily maximum | ≤ .5 mg/L | all year | 002 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily average | report only (MGD) | all year | 002 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 002 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 003 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 003 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily average | report only (MGD) | all year | 003 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 003 |
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 7-day minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | monthly average minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 7-day minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | monthly average minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | ≥ 8 % | all year | TX1 |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | ≥ 8 % | all year | TX1 |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Growth Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | 7-day minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Growth Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | TX1 |
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | single sample | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TXA |
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | single sample | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TXA |
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | single sample | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TXA |
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia beryllina | single sample | report only (pass=0;fail=1) | all year | TXA |
| Parameter | New limit | New or tighter | Median, last 12 months | × new limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzo[a]anthracene, daily average | 0.002 lb/d | tighter | — | — |
| Benzo[a]anthracene, daily maximum | 0.003 lb/d | tighter | — | — |
| Benzo[a]pyrene, daily average | 0.0002 lb/d | tighter | — | — |
| Benzo[a]pyrene, daily maximum | 0.0003 lb/d | tighter | — | — |
| Hexachlorobenzene, daily average | 0.000043 lb/d | tighter | — | — |
| Hexachlorobenzene, daily maximum | 0.0000901 lb/d | tighter | — | — |
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