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Valero Refining - Texas LP

Petroleum Refining, major discharger, Texas City, Texas. NPDES permit TX0006009, in force until Oct 29, 2029. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 20 days after each period: outfall 002 form A monthly (6 values), outfall 004 form A monthly (6 values), outfall 005 form A monthly (6 values), outfall 006 form A monthly (6 values), outfall 007 form A monthly (6 values), outfall 009 form A monthly (44 values), and 2 more forms
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
1 value over a limit, 0 required values missing, 7 of 76 reports late

Limits in force (109)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]daily maximum≤ 150 mg/Lall year002
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year002
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year002
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall 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
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]daily maximum≤ 200 mg/Lall year004
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year004
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year004
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year004
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year004
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year004
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]daily maximum≤ 200 mg/Lall year005
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year005
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year005
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall 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
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]daily maximum≤ 200 mg/Lall year006
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year006
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year006
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year006
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year006
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year006
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]daily maximum≤ 200 mg/Lall year007
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year007
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year007
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year007
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily averagereport only (MGD)all year007
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year007
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily averagereport only (deg F)all year009
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximum≤ 110 deg Fall year009
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year009
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year009
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]daily average≤ 13748 lb/dall year009
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]daily maximum≤ 26510 lb/dall year009
pHminimum≥ 5 SUall year009
pHmaximum≤ 11 SUall year009
Solids, total suspendeddaily averagereport only (mg/L)all year009
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year009
Solids, total suspendeddaily average≤ 1673 lb/dall year009
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 2678 lb/dall year009
Oil & Greasedaily averagereport only (mg/L)all year009
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year009
Oil & Greasedaily average≤ 605 lb/dall year009
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 1119 lb/dall year009
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year009
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year009
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily average≤ 300 lb/dall year009
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 600 lb/dall year009
Sulfide, total [as S]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year009
Sulfide, total [as S]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year009
Sulfide, total [as S]daily average≤ 12.2 lb/dall year009
Sulfide, total [as S]daily maximum≤ 27 lb/dall year009
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year009
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year009
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily average≤ 3.6 lb/dall year009
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 6.8 lb/dall year009
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily averagereport only (mg/L)all year009
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year009
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily average≤ 16.7 lb/dall year009
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 35.5 lb/dall year009
Phenolsdaily averagereport only (mg/L)all year009
Phenolsdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year009
Phenolsdaily average≤ 12.7 lb/dall year009
Phenolsdaily maximum≤ 26.2 lb/dall year009
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily average≤ 4.5 MGDall year009
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximum≤ 6 MGDall year009
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily average≤ 40 mg/Lall year009
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year009
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily average≤ 1502 lb/dall year009
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 3004 lb/dall year009
pH range excursions, > 60 minutesmonthly total≤ 0 occur/moall year009
pH range excursions, monthly total accummonthly total≤ 446 minall year009
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #17-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #27-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimum≥ 5.7 %all yearTX9
Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimum≥ 5.7 %all yearTX9
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTX9
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia)monthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
LOEC Sub-Lethal Growth Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllina7-day minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
LOEC Sub-Lethal Growth Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia beryllinamonthly average minimumreport only (%)all yearTX9
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXI
Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXI
Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)single sample≤ 100 %all yearTXI
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)single samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXI
LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia beryllinasingle samplereport only (pass=0;fail=1)all yearTXI

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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