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Occidental Chemical Corporation

Alkalies And Chlorine, New Castle, Delaware. NPDES permit DE0050911 expired Jul 31, 2025; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: over a limit 3 times (last November 2025), 89 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (36 values), outfall 002 form A monthly (14 values), outfall 003 form A monthly (10 values), outfall 004 form A monthly (7 values), outfall 005 form A monthly (14 values), outfall 006 form A monthly (8 values)
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 72 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimit
November 2025BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, daily maximum> 3.56 lb/d≤ 22.5 lb/d
November 2025Copper, dissolved [as Cu], daily maximum> .00131 lb/d≤ 1.88 lb/d
November 2025Solids, total suspended, daily maximum> 2.97 lb/d≤ 113 lb/d

Limits in force (89)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 9 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily average≤ 15 lb/dall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 22.5 lb/dall year001
pHdaily minimumreport only (SU)all year001
pHdaily maximumreport only (SU)all year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 30 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 75 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 113 lb/dall year001
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily average≤ .15 mg/Lall year001
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximum≤ .23 mg/Lall year001
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily average≤ .38 lb/dall year001
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximum≤ .56 lb/dall year001
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]daily average≤ .5 mg/Lall year001
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]daily maximum≤ .75 mg/Lall year001
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]daily average≤ 1.25 lb/dall year001
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]daily maximum≤ 1.88 lb/dall year001
Iron, total [as Fe]daily average≤ 2 mg/Lall year001
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximum≤ 3 mg/Lall year001
Iron, total [as Fe]daily average≤ 5 lb/dall year001
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximum≤ 7.5 lb/dall year001
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]daily average≤ .15 mg/Lall year001
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]daily maximum≤ .23 mg/Lall year001
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]daily average≤ .38 lb/dall year001
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]daily maximum≤ .56 lb/dall year001
Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIAdaily maximum≤ 104 CFU/100mLall 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
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ 0 mg/Lall year001
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily average≤ .005 mg/Lall year001
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximum≤ .0075 mg/Lall year001
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily average≤ .0125 lb/dall year001
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximum≤ .0188 lb/dall year001
pH range excursions, > 60 minutesmonthly maximum≤ 0 occur/moall year001
pH range excursions, monthly total accummaximum≤ 446 minall year001
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year002
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year002
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year002
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year002
Nickel, dissolved [as Ni]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Nickel, dissolved [as Ni]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year002
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year002
Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIAdaily maximumreport only (CFU/100mL)all year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year002
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year002
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year003
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year003
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year003
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year003
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year003
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year003
Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIAdaily maximumreport only (CFU/100mL)all year003
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year003
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year003
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year003
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year004
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year004
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year004
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year004
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year004
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year004
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year004
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year005
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year005
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year005
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year005
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year005
Aluminum, total [as Al]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Aluminum, total [as Al]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year005
Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIAdaily maximumreport only (CFU/100mL)all year005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year005
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year005
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year006
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year006
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year006
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year006
Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIAdaily maximumreport only (CFU/100mL)all year006
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year006
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year006
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year006

How strict are these limits?

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

Same industry: the 5 Chemicals and Allied Products permits in Delaware.

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