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Blanchard Refining Company LLC

Petroleum Refining, major discharger, Texas City, Texas. NPDES permit TX0003522, in force until Mar 28, 2027. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last July 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 20 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (19 values), outfall 002 form A monthly (10 values), outfall 003 form A monthly (8 values), outfall 005 form A monthly (27 values), outfall 007 form A monthly (9 values), outfall 010 form A monthly (9 values), and 5 more forms
Renewal application due
Sep 29, 2026 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
2 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 104 reports late

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

Period endingOutfallParameterReportedLimitOver by
June 2026003pH, maximum9.1 SU≤ 9 SU—
July 2026001Enterococci, daily maximum530 CFU/100mL≤ 89 CFU/100mL496%

Limits in force (158)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly minimumreport only (mg/L)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily average≤ 4171 lb/dall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 8342 lb/dall year001
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily average≤ 2174 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 4348 lb/dall year001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily average≤ 1.01 mg/Lall year001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 2.14 mg/Lall year001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily average≤ 1.25 mg/Lall year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximum≤ 2.65 mg/Lall year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily average≤ 263 lb/dall year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximum≤ 557 lb/dall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily average≤ 25.2 MGDall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Enterococcidaily average≤ 35 CFU/100mLall year001
Enterococcidaily maximum≤ 89 CFU/100mLall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year002
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year002
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year002
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year002
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Aluminum, total [as Al]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year002
Aluminum, total [as Al]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year002
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year003
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year003
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year003
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year003
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year003
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 55 mg/Lall year003
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year003
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year003
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly minimum≥ 3 mg/Lall year005
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily averagereport only (mg/L)all year005
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily average≤ 3620 lb/dall year005
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 7240 lb/dall year005
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year005
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year005
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year005
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year005
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily average≤ 2020 lb/dall year005
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 4040 lb/dall year005
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily average≤ .012 mg/Lall year005
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximum≤ .0254 mg/Lall year005
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily average≤ 2.3 lb/dall year005
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 4.88 lb/dall year005
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily average≤ .461 mg/Lall year005
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximum≤ .975 mg/Lall year005
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year005
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year005
Selenium, total [as Se]daily average≤ .01685 mg/Lall year005
Selenium, total [as Se]daily maximum≤ .0356 mg/Lall year005
Selenium, total [as Se]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year005
Selenium, total [as Se]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year005
Enterococcidaily average≤ 35 CFU/100mLall year005
Enterococcidaily maximum≤ 89 CFU/100mLall year005
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year007
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year007
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 10 mg/Lall year007
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year007
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily average≤ 30 mg/Lall year007
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year007
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily average≤ 6.2 MGDall year007
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximum≤ 12.4 MGDall year007
Chlorine, total residualmonthly maximum≤ .1 mg/Lall year007
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily averagereport only (mg/L)all year010
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year010
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year010
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year010
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year010
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year010
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 55 mg/Lall year010
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year010
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year010
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly minimumreport only (mg/L)all year011
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily averagereport only (mg/L)all year011
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year011
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily average≤ 4171 lb/dall year011
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 8342 lb/dall year011
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year011
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year011
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year011
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year011
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily average≤ 2174 lb/dall year011
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 4348 lb/dall year011
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily average≤ .404 mg/Lall year011
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximum≤ .855 mg/Lall year011
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily average≤ 84 lb/dall year011
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 179 lb/dall year011
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year011
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year011
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year011
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year011
Selenium, total [as Se]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year011
Selenium, total [as Se]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year011
Selenium, total [as Se]daily averagereport only (lb/d)all year011
Selenium, total [as Se]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year011
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily average≤ 25.2 MGDall year011
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year011
Enterococcidaily average≤ 35 CFU/100mLall year011
Enterococcidaily maximum≤ 89 CFU/100mLall year011
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily average≤ 3620 lb/dall year101
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 7240 lb/dall year101
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year101
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year101
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 5119 lb/dall year101
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 8307 lb/dall year101
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 1583 lb/dall year101
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 2962 lb/dall year101
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily average≤ 2020 lb/dall year101
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 4040 lb/dall year101
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily average≤ 10892 lb/dall year101
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]daily maximum≤ 20188 lb/dall year101
Sulfide, total [as S]daily average≤ 20 lb/dall year101
Sulfide, total [as S]daily maximum≤ 44.7 lb/dall year101
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily average≤ 3.1 lb/dall year101
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 6.9 lb/dall year101
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily average≤ 33 lb/dall year101
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 95 lb/dall year101
Phenolics, total recoverabledaily average≤ 27.7 lb/dall year101
Phenolics, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 67 lb/dall year101
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year101
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximum≤ 64.8 MGDall year101
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #148-hour minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #248-hour minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopis bahia)48-hour minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Menidia menidia48-hour minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Menidia menidiamonthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX1
NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)48-hour minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Menidia menidia48-hour minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Menidia menidiamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)48-hour minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOAEC Survival Static Renewal 48HR Acute Menidia menidia48-hour minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
LOAEC Survival Static Renewal 48HR Acute Menidia menidiamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX1
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA
Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)single sample≤ 100 %all yearTXA
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 menidiasingle samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXA
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXE
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXE
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)24-hour minimumreport only (fail=0;pass=1)all yearTXE
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)single samplereport only (fail=0;pass=1)all yearTXE
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia24-hour minimumreport only (fail=0;pass=1)all yearTXE
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidiasingle samplereport only (fail=0;pass=1)all yearTXE

How strict are these limits?

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

Same industry: the 32 Petroleum Refining and Related Industries permits in Texas.

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