Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR TX0000004816700007
VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY, Texas City, TX: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Major sourceEmissions classification
- No Violation IdentifiedCurrent violation status, as filed
- 4Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 1High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 5Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY, at 1301 LOOP 197 S, Texas City in Galveston County, Texas, is an operating major source of air pollution on EPA’s ICIS-AIR register. EPA’s file records its current violation status (ICIS-AIR’s high-priority violation field) as “No Violation Identified”. Galveston County is on EPA’s Green Book list of areas that do not meet a national air quality standard. The status and classification are as EPA’s facility file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the source’s current standing, quarter by quarter.
Identity
| Facility as filed | VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | TX0000004816700007 |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110032911669 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Major source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | No Violation Identified |
| Address | 1301 LOOP 197 S, Texas City, TX 77590 |
| County | Galveston County |
| In a nonattainment county | Yes (EPA Green Book) |
| Industry (NAICS) | Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (NAICS 3241) |
| EPA region | 06 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR facility file (ECHO download).
Programs and pollutants
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-AIR download does not include its program, pollutant and Title V certification files, so this page does not list the Clean Air Act programs VALERO REFINING TEXAS CITY REFINERY is under or the pollutants it is permitted for. The programs each evaluation and violation below was recorded under are shown with it. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report lists both.
Compliance evaluations
- 4Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 3Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2025 | PCE Off-Site | U.S. EPA | MACT Standards (40 CFR Part 63) |
| November 21, 2025 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| August 27, 2021 | FCE Off-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| July 16, 2019 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
Violations
- 3Violation determinations since January 1, 2017
- 1Of them high-priority
A high-priority violation (HPV) is the most serious class of Clean Air Act non-compliance an agency records; a federally reportable violation (FRV) is the next step down. Each row is one determination as EPA’s violation history files it.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2021 | HPV day-zero determination | State | Title V Permits |
| February 26, 2021 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| November 30, 2020 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
Enforcement and penalties
5 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 3 of them with a penalty filed above zero. Each penalty is shown as EPA’s formal action file states it; “Not stated” means the file gives no figure, and $0 is a disclosed zero.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Penalty, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2023 | Administrative Order | State | $81,938 |
| October 5, 2021 | Administrative Order | State | $6,750 |
| July 6, 2020 | Administrative Order | State | $10,350 |
| October 15, 2019 | CAA 113A Admin Compliance Order (Non-Penalty) | U.S. EPA | $0 |
| September 27, 2018 | CAA 113A Admin Compliance Order (Non-Penalty) | U.S. EPA | $0 |
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal action file holds no notice or warning for ICIS-AIR TX0000004816700007 since January 1, 2017.
Stack tests
- 20Stack tests since January 1, 2017
- 0Recorded as failed
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2021 | Pass | State |
| February 25, 2021 | Pass | State |
| January 19, 2021 | Pass | State |
| January 19, 2021 | Pass | State |
| January 19, 2021 | Pass | State |
| November 30, 2020 | Pass | State |
| September 18, 2020 | Pass | State |
| September 18, 2020 | Pass | State |
| July 13, 2020 | N/A | State |
| June 23, 2020 | Pass | State |
| May 22, 2020 | Pass | State |
| July 17, 2019 | Pass | State |
| July 17, 2019 | Pass | State |
| April 23, 2019 | N/A | State |
| June 4, 2018 | Pass | State |
| June 4, 2018 | Pass | State |
| May 29, 2018 | Pass | State |
| May 29, 2018 | Pass | State |
| March 9, 2018 | Pass | State |
| February 23, 2017 | Pass | State |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR evaluation, violation, stack test and enforcement files (ECHO download), events dated January 1, 2017 or later as loaded; up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-AIR download, loaded September 14, 2026.