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Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR TX0000004803900145

CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL SWEENY OLD OCEAN FACILITIES, Sweeny, TX: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties

CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL SWEENY OLD OCEAN FACILITIES, at 21441 FREEDOM LN, Sweeny in Brazoria 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”. Brazoria 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 filedCHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL SWEENY OLD OCEAN FACILITIES
ICIS-AIR IDTX0000004803900145
EPA facility registry ID110056970568
Operating statusOperating
Emissions classificationMajor source
Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field)Violation w/in 1 Year
Address21441 FREEDOM LN, Sweeny, TX 77480
CountyBrazoria County
In a nonattainment countyYes (EPA Green Book)
Industry (NAICS)Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 2111)
EPA region06

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 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL SWEENY OLD OCEAN FACILITIES 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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPrograms
March 29, 2023FCE On-SiteStateTitle V Permits
June 13, 2017FCE On-SiteStateTitle V Permits

Violations

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.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPrograms
July 20, 2026Earliest FRV determinationStateTitle V Permits
August 28, 2025Earliest FRV determinationStateTitle V Permits
August 6, 2025Earliest FRV determinationStateTitle V Permits
August 4, 2020Earliest FRV determinationStateTitle V Permits
July 14, 2020Earliest FRV determinationStateTitle V Permits
February 6, 2020Earliest FRV determinationStateTitle V Permits
January 24, 2020HPV day-zero determinationStateTitle V Permits
August 23, 2019HPV day-zero determinationStateTitle V Permits
August 8, 2019Earliest FRV determinationStateTitle V Permits
June 13, 2017HPV day-zero determinationStateTitle V Permits
January 10, 2017Earliest FRV determinationStateTitle V Permits

Enforcement and penalties

12 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 12 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.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPenalty, as filed
June 23, 2026Administrative OrderState$13,125
June 9, 2026Administrative OrderState$13,125
December 20, 2022Administrative OrderState$75,189
September 13, 2021Administrative OrderState$390,826
August 24, 2021Administrative OrderState$7,500
February 1, 2021Administrative OrderState$26,250
February 1, 2021Administrative OrderState$15,000
July 20, 2020Administrative OrderState$30,000
August 16, 2018CAA 113D1 Action For PenaltyU.S. EPA$40,000
June 27, 2018Administrative OrderState$28,826
November 7, 2017Administrative OrderState$9,600
August 2, 2017Administrative OrderState$9,038

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal action file holds no notice or warning for ICIS-AIR TX0000004803900145 since January 1, 2017.

Stack tests

The newest 50 of 67.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
August 29, 2024N/AState
May 23, 2023PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021FailState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021FailState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
August 6, 2021PassState
February 25, 2021PassState
August 31, 2020PassState
August 31, 2020PassState
August 31, 2020PassState
August 31, 2020PassState
August 31, 2020PassState
August 31, 2020PassState
January 24, 2020PassState
January 24, 2020PassState
January 24, 2020PassState
January 24, 2020FailState
January 24, 2020PassState
January 24, 2020PassState
January 24, 2020PassState
January 24, 2020PassState
January 24, 2020PassState
January 24, 2020FailState
January 24, 2020PassState
September 30, 2019PassState
September 30, 2019PassState
September 30, 2019PassState
September 30, 2019FailState
September 30, 2019PassState
July 17, 2019PassState
July 17, 2019PassState
July 17, 2019PassState
July 17, 2019PassState
July 17, 2019PassState
July 17, 2019PassState
July 17, 2019PassState

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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What this page shows

This page covers the Clean Air Act stationary source compliance record for CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL SWEENY OLD OCEAN FACILITIES in Sweeny, TX, under ICIS-AIR ID TX0000004803900145. It lists the operating status as Operating, the emissions classification as Major source, and the current violation status as Violation w/in 1 Year. It also lists 2 compliance evaluations, 3 high-priority violations, and 12 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017.