Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0003026
PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY - LAKE CHARLES REFINERY, Westlake, LA: NPDES LA0003026 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 49Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY - LAKE CHARLES REFINERY, held by Phillips 66 Company - Lake Charles Refinery, holds NPDES permit LA0003026, which discharges to Calcasieu Rvr & Bayou Verdine. EPA’s file records it issued September 17, 2012 and expiring October 31, 2017. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY - LAKE CHARLES REFINERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Phillips 66 Company - Lake Charles Refinery |
| NPDES ID | LA0003026 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 17, 2012 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2017 |
| Address | Westlake, LA 70669 |
| Receiving water | CALCASIEU RVR & BAYOU VERDINE |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bayou Verdine-Calcasieu River (HUC 080802060302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 55Pollutants on file
- 49Under a numeric limit
- 48With a violation of any kind
- 14With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 57 | 48 | June 30, 2025 | 1,116% over the limit |
| pH | 26 | 154 | 34 | December 31, 2023 | |
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | 1 | 13 | 11 | September 30, 2020 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 63 | 6 | June 30, 2021 | 68% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 11 | 62 | 6 | November 30, 2014 | 136% over the limit |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 12 | 18 | 6 | January 31, 2001 | 2,900% over the limit |
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 2 | 12 | 6 | July 31, 2016 | 3,107% over the limit |
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | 1 | 6 | 4 | July 31, 2005 | 290% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 6 | 4 | June 30, 2006 | 794% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 13 | 12 | 3 | December 31, 2017 | 433% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 25 | 2 | March 31, 2012 | 23% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 8 | 13 | 2 | June 30, 2025 | 19% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 4 | 12 | 2 | June 30, 2008 | 419% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 2 | 9 | 2 | July 31, 2005 | 67% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 26 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 8 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methylnaphthalene | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Menidia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WET, sublethal retest #1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WET, sublethal retest #2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity - Retest #3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity, Sub-Lethal Retest #3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| January 25, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 25, 2023 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| December 15, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| November 26, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| November 25, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| March 23, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| June 25, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| May 10, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| May 10, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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