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Delaware City Refining Co.

Petroleum Refining, major discharger, Delaware City, Delaware. NPDES permit DE0000256 expired Jul 31, 2023; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: over a limit 6 times (last July 2026), 12 of 120 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (10 values), outfall 011 form A monthly (16 values), outfall 016 form A monthly (12 values), outfall 017 form A monthly (12 values), outfall 035 form A monthly (12 values), outfall 101 form A monthly (6 values), and 6 more forms
Last report on file
July 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
3 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 144 reports late

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

Period endingOutfallParameterReportedLimitOver by
December 2025201Carbon, tot organic [TOC], daily maximum6 mg/L≤ 5 mg/L20%
February 2026601Iron, total [as Fe], daily maximum4 mg/L≤ 3 mg/L33%
July 2026601Solids, total suspended, daily average102.4 mg/L≤ 29 mg/L253%
July 2026601Solids, total suspended, daily average8324 lb/d≤ 2198 lb/d279%
July 2026601Solids, total suspended, daily maximum127475 lb/d≤ 3218 lb/d3861%
July 2026601Solids, total suspended, daily maximum1548 mg/L≤ 43 mg/L3500%

Limits in force (169)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily averagereport only (deg F)all year001
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximum≤ 110 deg Fall year001
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 7 mg/Lall year001
Oil & Greaseinstantaneous maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily average≤ 452 MGDall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantrolling average≤ 303 MGDall year001
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .2 mg/Lall year001
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year011
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year011
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 22 mg/Lall year011
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 40 mg/Lall year011
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 112 lb/dall year011
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 203 lb/dall year011
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 10 mg/Lall year011
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 20 mg/Lall year011
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 50 lb/dall year011
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 101 lb/dall year011
Iron, total [as Fe]daily average≤ 2 mg/Lall year011
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximum≤ 3 mg/Lall year011
Iron, total [as Fe]daily average≤ 11.3 lb/dall year011
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximum≤ 17 lb/dall year011
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily average≤ .675 MGDall year011
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year011
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year016
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year016
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 30 mg/Lall year016
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year016
Solids, total suspendeddaily averagereport only (lb/d)all year016
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year016
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 10 mg/Lall year016
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 13 mg/Lall year016
Oil & Greasedaily averagereport only (lb/d)all year016
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year016
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year016
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year016
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year017
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year017
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 30 mg/Lall year017
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year017
Solids, total suspendeddaily averagereport only (lb/d)all year017
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year017
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 10 mg/Lall year017
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 13 mg/Lall year017
Oil & Greasedaily averagereport only (lb/d)all year017
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year017
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year017
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year017
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year035
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year035
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 30 mg/Lall year035
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year035
Solids, total suspendeddaily averagereport only (lb/d)all year035
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year035
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 10 mg/Lall year035
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 20 mg/Lall year035
Oil & Greasedaily averagereport only (lb/d)all year035
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year035
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year035
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year035
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 29 mg/Lall year101
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 65 mg/Lall year101
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 10 mg/Lall year101
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year101
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year101
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year101
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 5 mg/Lall year201
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily average≤ 398 MGDall year201
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year201
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 10 mg/Lall year301
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year301
Thermal Dischargedaily average≤ 703 BTU/hrall year401
Thermal Dischargedaily maximum≤ 995 BTU/hrall year401
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily averagereport only (mg/L)all year401
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year401
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily averagereport only (lb/d)all year401
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year401
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year401
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 23 mg/Lall year401
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year401
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year401
Iron, total [as Fe]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year401
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year401
Iron, total [as Fe]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year401
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year401
Aluminum, total [as Al]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year401
Aluminum, total [as Al]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year401
Aluminum, total [as Al]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year401
Aluminum, total [as Al]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year401
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year401
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year401
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily average≤ 9 MGDall year501
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year501
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily average≤ 25 mg/Lall year601
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 44 mg/Lall year601
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily average≤ 1867 lb/dall year601
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 3326 lb/dall year601
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 29 mg/Lall year601
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 43 mg/Lall year601
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 2198 lb/dall year601
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 3218 lb/dall year601
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 7 mg/Lall year601
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 13 mg/Lall year601
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 528 lb/dall year601
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 994 lb/dall year601
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year601
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year601
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year601
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year601
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily average≤ 12 mg/Lall year601
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 25 mg/Lall year601
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily average≤ 864 lb/dall year601
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 1901 lb/dall year601
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year601
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year601
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year601
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year601
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year601
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year601
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year601
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year601
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year601
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year601
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year601
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year601
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily average≤ 42 mg/Lall year601
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 75 mg/Lall year601
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily average≤ 3174 lb/dall year601
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 5655 lb/dall year601
Cyanide, free-water plus wastewatersdaily averagereport only (mg/L)all year601
Cyanide, free-water plus wastewatersdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year601
Cyanide, free-water plus wastewatersdaily averagereport only (lb/d)all year601
Cyanide, free-water plus wastewatersdaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year601
Sulfide, total [as S]daily average≤ .11 mg/Lall year601
Sulfide, total [as S]daily maximum≤ .25 mg/Lall year601
Sulfide, total [as S]daily average≤ 8.4 lb/dall year601
Sulfide, total [as S]daily maximum≤ 18.7 lb/dall year601
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily average≤ .015 mg/Lall year601
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximum≤ .03 mg/Lall year601
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily average≤ 1.13 lb/dall year601
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 2.5 lb/dall year601
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily average≤ .17 mg/Lall year601
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximum≤ .49 mg/Lall year601
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily average≤ 12.9 lb/dall year601
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 37 lb/dall year601
Iron, total [as Fe]daily average≤ 2 mg/Lall year601
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximum≤ 3 mg/Lall year601
Iron, total [as Fe]daily average≤ 218 lb/dall year601
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximum≤ 328 lb/dall year601
Vanadium, total [as V]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year601
Vanadium, total [as V]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year601
Vanadium, total [as V]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year601
Vanadium, total [as V]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year601
Selenium, total [as Se]daily average≤ .02 mg/Lall year601
Selenium, total [as Se]daily maximum≤ .03 mg/Lall year601
Selenium, total [as Se]daily average≤ 2.2 lb/dall year601
Selenium, total [as Se]daily maximum≤ 3.3 lb/dall year601
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily average≤ 13 MGDall year601
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year601
Phenolic compounds, totaldaily average≤ .15 mg/Lall year601
Phenolic compounds, totaldaily maximum≤ .32 mg/Lall year601
Phenolic compounds, totaldaily average≤ 10.9 lb/dall year601
Phenolic compounds, totaldaily maximum≤ 24 lb/dall year601
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily averagereport only (deg F)all year701
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximumreport only (deg F)all year701
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year701
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year701

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