Chevron Environmental Management Company — NPDES permit CA0001465: limits, due date and EPA's record

Crude Petroleum Pipelines, Morro Bay, California. NPDES permit CA0001465 expired Jan 25, 2023; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 10 of 54 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Limits in force (222)

Parameter	Statistic	Limit	Months	Outfall
Turbidity	monthly average	≤ 75 NTU	all year	001
Turbidity	monthly average	≤ 75 NTU	all year	001
Turbidity	weekly average	≤ 100 NTU	all year	001
Turbidity	weekly average	≤ 100 NTU	all year	001
Turbidity	daily maximum	≤ 225 NTU	all year	001
Turbidity	daily maximum	≤ 225 NTU	all year	001
Radioactivity	daily maximum	report only (pCi/L)	all year	001
Radioactivity	daily maximum	report only (pCi/L)	all year	001
pH	minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year	001
pH	minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year	001
pH	maximum	≤ 9 SU	all year	001
pH	maximum	≤ 9 SU	all year	001
Solids, total suspended	minimum	≥ 60 mg/L	all year	001
Solids, total suspended	minimum	≥ 60 mg/L	all year	001
Solids, settleable	monthly average	≤ 1 mL/L	all year	001
Solids, settleable	monthly average	≤ 1 mL/L	all year	001
Solids, settleable	weekly average	≤ 1.5 mL/L	all year	001
Solids, settleable	weekly average	≤ 1.5 mL/L	all year	001
Solids, settleable	daily maximum	≤ 3 mL/L	all year	001
Solids, settleable	daily maximum	≤ 3 mL/L	all year	001
Oil & Grease	monthly average	≤ 25 mg/L	all year	001
Oil & Grease	weekly average	≤ 40 mg/L	all year	001
Oil & Grease	daily maximum	≤ 75 mg/L	all year	001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	6-month median	≤ 9.6 mg/L	all year	001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	6-month median	≤ 9.6 mg/L	all year	001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	daily maximum	≤ 38 mg/L	all year	001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	daily maximum	≤ 38 mg/L	all year	001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	instantaneous maximum	≤ 96 mg/L	all year	001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	instantaneous maximum	≤ 96 mg/L	all year	001
Cyanide, total [as CN]	6-month median	≤ 20 ug/L	all year	001
Cyanide, total [as CN]	6-month median	≤ 20 ug/L	all year	001
Cyanide, total [as CN]	daily maximum	≤ 60 ug/L	all year	001
Cyanide, total [as CN]	daily maximum	≤ 60 ug/L	all year	001
Cyanide, total [as CN]	instantaneous maximum	≤ 160 ug/L	all year	001
Cyanide, total [as CN]	instantaneous maximum	≤ 160 ug/L	all year	001
Arsenic, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 80 ug/L	all year	001
Arsenic, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 80 ug/L	all year	001
Arsenic, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 470 ug/L	all year	001
Arsenic, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 470 ug/L	all year	001
Arsenic, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 1200 ug/L	all year	001
Arsenic, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 1200 ug/L	all year	001
Selenium, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 240 ug/L	all year	001
Selenium, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 240 ug/L	all year	001
Selenium, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 960 ug/L	all year	001
Selenium, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 960 ug/L	all year	001
Selenium, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 2400 ug/L	all year	001
Selenium, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 2400 ug/L	all year	001
Thallium, total recoverable	30-day average	≤ 220000 ug/L	all year	001
Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]	30-day average	≤ .53 ug/L	all year	001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]	6-month median	≤ 30 ug/L	all year	001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]	6-month median	≤ 30 ug/L	all year	001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]	daily maximum	≤ 130 ug/L	all year	001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]	daily maximum	≤ 130 ug/L	all year	001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]	instantaneous maximum	≤ 320 ug/L	all year	001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]	instantaneous maximum	≤ 320 ug/L	all year	001
Chromium, trivalent [as Cr]	30-day average	≤ 3000000 ug/L	all year	001
Nickel, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 80 ug/L	all year	001
Nickel, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 80 ug/L	all year	001
Nickel, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 320 ug/L	all year	001
Nickel, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 320 ug/L	all year	001
Nickel, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 800 ug/L	all year	001
Nickel, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 800 ug/L	all year	001
Silver total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 10 ug/L	all year	001
Silver total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 10 ug/L	all year	001
Silver total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 40 ug/L	all year	001
Silver total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 40 ug/L	all year	001
Silver total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 110 ug/L	all year	001
Silver total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 110 ug/L	all year	001
Zinc, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 200 ug/L	all year	001
Zinc, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 200 ug/L	all year	001
Zinc, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 1200 ug/L	all year	001
Zinc, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 1200 ug/L	all year	001
Zinc, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 3100 ug/L	all year	001
Zinc, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 3100 ug/L	all year	001
Cadmium, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 20 ug/L	all year	001
Cadmium, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 20 ug/L	all year	001
Cadmium, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 60 ug/L	all year	001
Cadmium, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 60 ug/L	all year	001
Cadmium, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 160 ug/L	all year	001
Cadmium, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 160 ug/L	all year	001
Lead, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 30 ug/L	all year	001
Lead, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 30 ug/L	all year	001
Lead, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 130 ug/L	all year	001
Lead, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 130 ug/L	all year	001
Lead, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 320 ug/L	all year	001
Lead, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 320 ug/L	all year	001
Copper, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 20 ug/L	all year	001
Copper, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ 20 ug/L	all year	001
Copper, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 160 ug/L	all year	001
Copper, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 160 ug/L	all year	001
Copper, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 450 ug/L	all year	001
Copper, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 450 ug/L	all year	001
Antimony, total recoverable	30-day average	≤ 19000 ug/L	all year	001
2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol	30-day average	≤ 3500 ug/L	all year	001
Dichloromethane	30-day average	≤ 7200 ug/L	all year	001
Tributyltin	30-day average	≤ 20000 ug/L	all year	001
Methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE]	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs]	30-day average	≤ .14 ug/L	all year	001
Dichlorobromomethane	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
Carbon tetrachloride	30-day average	≤ 14 ug/L	all year	001
1,2-Dichloroethane	30-day average	≤ 2100 ug/L	all year	001
Chloroform	30-day average	≤ 2100 ug/L	all year	001
Toluene	30-day average	≤ 1400 ug/L	all year	001
Benzene	30-day average	≤ 94 ug/L	all year	001
Chlorinated phenols	6-month median	≤ 20 ug/L	all year	001
Chlorinated phenols	6-month median	≤ 20 ug/L	all year	001
Chlorinated phenols	daily maximum	≤ 60 ug/L	all year	001
Chlorinated phenols	daily maximum	≤ 60 ug/L	all year	001
Chlorinated phenols	instantaneous maximum	≤ 160 ug/L	all year	001
Chlorinated phenols	instantaneous maximum	≤ 160 ug/L	all year	001
Acrolein	30-day average	≤ 3500 ug/L	all year	001
Acrylonitrile	30-day average	≤ 1.6 ug/L	all year	001
Bis[2-chloroethyl] ether	30-day average	≤ .72 ug/L	all year	001
Bis[2-chloroethoxy]methane	30-day average	≤ 70 ug/L	all year	001
Bis[2-chloroisopropyl] ether	30-day average	≤ 19000 ug/L	all year	001
Chlorobenzene	30-day average	≤ 9100 ug/L	all year	001
Chlorodibromomethane	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
Diethyl phthalate	30-day average	≤ 530000 mg/L	all year	001
Dimethyl phthalate	30-day average	≤ 13000000 ug/L	all year	001
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine	30-day average	≤ 2.6 ug/L	all year	001
Ethylbenzene	30-day average	≤ 65000 ug/L	all year	001
Fluoranthene	30-day average	≤ 240 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	30-day average	≤ 930000 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorobutadiene	30-day average	≤ 220 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachloroethane	30-day average	≤ 40 ug/L	all year	001
Isophorone	30-day average	≤ 2400 ug/L	all year	001
N-Nitrosodi-N-propylamine	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
N-Nitrosodiphenylamine	30-day average	≤ 40 ug/L	all year	001
N-Nitrosodimethylamine [NDMA]	30-day average	≤ 120 ug/L	all year	001
Nitrobenzene	30-day average	≤ 80 ug/L	all year	001
Tetrachloroethylene	30-day average	≤ 1600 ug/L	all year	001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	30-day average	≤ 110000 ug/L	all year	001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	30-day average	≤ 8600 ug/L	all year	001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	30-day average	≤ 690000 ug/L	all year	001
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	30-day average	≤ 19000 ug/L	all year	001
1,4-Dichlorobenzene	30-day average	≤ 290 ug/L	all year	001
2,4-Dinitrotoluene	30-day average	≤ 42 ug/L	all year	001
2,4-Dinitrophenol	30-day average	≤ 60 ug/L	all year	001
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol	30-day average	≤ 4.6 ug/L	all year	001
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine	30-day average	≤ .13 ug/L	all year	001
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]	30-day average	≤ 56 ug/L	all year	001
Di-n-butyl phthalate	30-day average	≤ 56000 ug/L	all year	001
Benzidine	30-day average	≤ .001 ug/L	all year	001
Vinyl chloride	30-day average	≤ 580 ug/L	all year	001
Trichloroethylene	30-day average	≤ 430 ug/L	all year	001
Aldrin	30-day average	≤ .00035 ug/L	all year	001
Dieldrin	30-day average	≤ .00064 ug/L	all year	001
Endosulfan, total	6-month median	≤ .14 ug/L	all year	001
Endosulfan, total	6-month median	≤ .14 ug/L	all year	001
Endosulfan, total	daily maximum	≤ .29 ug/L	all year	001
Endosulfan, total	daily maximum	≤ .29 ug/L	all year	001
Endosulfan, total	instantaneous maximum	≤ .43 ug/L	all year	001
Endosulfan, total	instantaneous maximum	≤ .43 ug/L	all year	001
Endrin	6-month median	≤ .03 ug/L	all year	001
Endrin	6-month median	≤ .03 ug/L	all year	001
Endrin	daily maximum	≤ .06 ug/L	all year	001
Endrin	daily maximum	≤ .06 ug/L	all year	001
Endrin	instantaneous maximum	≤ .1 ug/L	all year	001
Endrin	instantaneous maximum	≤ .1 ug/L	all year	001
Toxaphene	30-day average	≤ .0034 ug/L	all year	001
Heptachlor	30-day average	≤ .01 ug/L	all year	001
Heptachlor epoxide	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]	30-day average	≤ .0003 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorobenzene	30-day average	≤ .0034 ug/L	all year	001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily average	report only (MGD)	all year	001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	mean	report only (MGD)	all year	001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	monthly average	≤ .21 MGD	all year	001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	report only (MGD)	all year	001
Chlordane	30-day average	≤ .00037 ng/L	all year	001
DDT/DDD/DDE, sum of p,p' isomers	30-day average	≤ .0027 ug/L	all year	001
Mercury, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ .63 ug/L	all year	001
Mercury, total recoverable	6-month median	≤ .63 ug/L	all year	001
Mercury, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 2.6 ug/L	all year	001
Mercury, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ 2.6 ug/L	all year	001
Mercury, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 6.4 ug/L	all year	001
Mercury, total recoverable	instantaneous maximum	≤ 6.4 ug/L	all year	001
Xylenes [total], dry weight	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
1,3-Dichloropropene	30-day average	≤ 140 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorocyclohexane, total	6-month median	≤ .06 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorocyclohexane, total	6-month median	≤ .06 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorocyclohexane, total	daily maximum	≤ .13 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorocyclohexane, total	daily maximum	≤ .13 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorocyclohexane, total	instantaneous maximum	≤ .19 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorocyclohexane, total	instantaneous maximum	≤ .19 ug/L	all year	001
Phenolic compounds, unchlorinated	6-month median	≤ 480 ug/L	all year	001
Phenolic compounds, unchlorinated	6-month median	≤ 480 ug/L	all year	001
Phenolic compounds, unchlorinated	daily maximum	≤ 1900 ug/L	all year	001
Phenolic compounds, unchlorinated	daily maximum	≤ 1900 ug/L	all year	001
Phenolic compounds, unchlorinated	instantaneous maximum	≤ 4800 ug/L	all year	001
Phenolic compounds, unchlorinated	instantaneous maximum	≤ 4800 ug/L	all year	001
Halomethanes	30-day average	≤ 2100 ug/L	all year	001
Dichlorobenzene	30-day average	≤ 82000 ug/L	all year	001
Hydrocarbons, total petroleum	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
TCDD equivalents	30-day average	≤ .00000006 ug/L	all year	001
TU Static 72Hr Chronic Strongyl. purpuratus	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
Static 72Hr Chronic Dendraster excentricus	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
TU Static 48Hr Chronic Macrocystis pyrifera	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
TU Static 48Hr Chronic Crassostrea gigas	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
TU Static 48Hr Chronic Haliotis rufescens	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
Static 48Hr Chronic Mytilis Species	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Holmesimysis costata	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Menidia beryllina	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
Toxic Units Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Atherinops affinis	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
TU Static 20Min Chronic Strongyl. purpuratus	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
Static 20Min Chronic Dendraster excentricus	daily maximum	≤ 16 tox chronic	all year	001
Solids, total suspended	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	INF
Solids, total suspended	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	INF
Oil & Grease	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	INT1
Methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE]	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	INT1
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs]	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	INT1
Toluene	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	INT1
Benzene	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	INT1
Ethylbenzene	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	INT1
Hydrocarbons, total petroleum	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	INT1
Oil & Grease	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	INT2
Methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE]	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	INT2
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs]	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	INT2
Toluene	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	INT2
Benzene	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	INT2
Ethylbenzene	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	INT2
Hydrocarbons, total petroleum	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	INT2

How strict are these limits?

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