Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR TX0000004824500004
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY, Port Arthur, TX: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Major sourceEmissions classification
- Violation w/in 1 YearCurrent violation status, as filed
- 3Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 0High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 8Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
VALERO PORT ARTHUR REFINERY, at 1801 S GULFWAY DR, Port Arthur in Jefferson 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 “Violation w/in 1 Year”. Jefferson 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 PORT ARTHUR REFINERY |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | TX0000004824500004 |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110000464006 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Major source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | Violation w/in 1 Year |
| Address | 1801 S GULFWAY DR, Port Arthur, TX 77640 |
| County | Jefferson 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 PORT ARTHUR 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
- 3Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 2Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2024 | PCE On-Site | U.S. EPA | MACT Standards (40 CFR Part 63); New Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits |
| May 20, 2022 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| August 15, 2017 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
Violations
- 6Violation determinations since January 1, 2017
- 0Of 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 14, 2026 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| October 31, 2024 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| February 9, 2024 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| September 26, 2022 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| July 19, 2021 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| June 30, 2021 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
Enforcement and penalties
8 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2026 | Administrative Order | State | $12,150 |
| December 16, 2025 | Administrative Order | State | $11,175 |
| August 28, 2024 | Administrative Order | State | $48,413 |
| July 23, 2024 | Administrative Order | State | $137,250 |
| June 17, 2022 | Administrative Order | State | $12,500 |
| June 6, 2018 | CAA 113D1 Action For Penalty | U.S. EPA | $50,000 |
| July 12, 2017 | Administrative Order | State | $20,250 |
| January 20, 2017 | Administrative Order | State | $69,689 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| March 16, 2017 | Notice of Violation | State |
| March 16, 2017 | Notice of Violation | State |
Stack tests
- 5Stack tests since January 1, 2017
- 0Recorded as failed
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2022 | Pass | State |
| October 18, 2022 | Pass | State |
| October 18, 2022 | Pass | State |
| November 14, 2017 | Pass | State |
| November 14, 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.