Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0003522
BLANCHARD REFINING GALVESTON BAY REFINERY, Texas City, TX: NPDES TX0003522 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BLANCHARD REFINING GALVESTON BAY REFINERY, held by BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0003522, which discharges to Texas City Ship Ch;Hurricane Canal. EPA’s file records it issued July 18, 2016 and expiring November 1, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BLANCHARD REFINING GALVESTON BAY REFINERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0003522 |
| 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 | July 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | November 1, 2020 |
| Address | Texas City, TX 77590 |
| Receiving water | TEXAS CITY SHIP CH;HURRICANE CANAL |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Dickinson Bayou (HUC 120402040200) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 35With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococci | 10 | 36 | 30 | July 31, 2026 | 2,619% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 112 | 14 | November 30, 2009 | 1,525% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 13 | 112 | 9 | September 30, 2023 | 127% over the limit |
| pH | 20 | 59 | 9 | June 30, 2026 | |
| Oil & Grease | 17 | 107 | 7 | December 31, 2016 | 835% over the limit |
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 12 | 97 | 7 | June 30, 2025 | 247% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 12 | 51 | 5 | August 31, 2015 | 630% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 26 | 115 | 4 | February 29, 2024 | 98% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 16 | 100 | 3 | July 31, 2024 | 95% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 3 | 3 | December 31, 2010 | 140% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 3 | 7 | 2 | June 30, 2012 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 26 | 116 | 1 | December 31, 2021 | 9% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 24 | 95 | 1 | May 31, 2005 | 14% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 22 | 106 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 28 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 12 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow [dry weather] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 12 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LF Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopis bahia) | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOAEC Lethal Static Renewal 48HR Acute Menidia menidia | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LOAEC Survival Static Renewal 48HR Acute Menidia menidia | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 5 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 17, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 21, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not 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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