Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR TX0000004835500050
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLANT, Corpus Christi, TX: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Major sourceEmissions classification
- Unaddressed-StateCurrent violation status, as filed
- 5Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 2High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 5Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLANT, at 5900 UP RIVER RD, Corpus Christi in Nueces 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 “Unaddressed-State”. 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 CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLANT |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | TX0000004835500050 |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110064636032 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Major source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | Unaddressed-State |
| Address | 5900 UP RIVER RD, Corpus Christi, TX 78407 |
| County | Nueces County |
| In a nonattainment county | No (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 CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY WEST PLANT 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
- 5Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 3Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2026 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| August 31, 2023 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| March 8, 2023 | PCE Off-Site | U.S. EPA | MACT Standards (40 CFR Part 63) |
| August 25, 2021 | FCE Off-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| April 9, 2021 | PCE Off-Site | U.S. EPA | Prevention of Accidental Release/General Duty Clause; Risk Management Program |
Violations
- 3Violation determinations since January 1, 2017
- 2Of 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 25, 2021 | HPV day-zero determination | State | Title V Permits |
| August 31, 2020 | HPV day-zero determination | State | Title V Permits |
| October 22, 2019 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
Enforcement and penalties
5 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2023 | Administrative Order | State | $44,250 |
| December 21, 2021 | Administrative Order | State | $18,980 |
| September 20, 2021 | CAA 113D1 Action For Penalty | U.S. EPA | $40,000 |
| September 17, 2021 | CAA 113A Admin Compliance Order (Non-Penalty) | U.S. EPA | $0 |
| June 30, 2020 | Administrative Order | State | $4,613 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2024 | Notice of Violation | State |
| December 8, 2020 | Notice of Violation | State |
| June 15, 2020 | Notice of Violation | State |
Stack tests
- 3Stack tests since January 1, 2017
- 0Recorded as failed
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2026 | Pass | State |
| June 19, 2024 | Pass | State |
| April 11, 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.