Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES LA0005312
CALUMET LUBRICANTS COMPANY, L.P.- COTTON VALLEY REFINERY, Cotton Valley, LA: NPDES LA0005312 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CALUMET LUBRICANTS COMPANY, L.P.- COTTON VALLEY REFINERY, held by Calumet Lubricants Company, L.P.- Cotton Valley Refinery, holds NPDES permit LA0005312, which discharges to French Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 20, 2015 and expiring September 30, 2020.
CALUMET LUBRICANTS COMPANY, L.P.- COTTON VALLEY REFINERY, Cotton Valley, Louisiana: Individual permit LA0005312, held by Calumet Lubricants Company, L.P.- Cotton Valley Refinery; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 20, 2015, term to September 30, 2020; discharges to FRENCH CREEK.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 72 violations of any kind, 57 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 893% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2018, largest 171% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2018, largest 333% over the limit.
- Whole effluent toxicity: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2007, largest 100% over the limit.
- pH: 10 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2004.
- Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2001, largest 26% over the limit.
- Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 1998, largest 402% over the limit.
- Sulfide, total [as S]: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2007, largest 90% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 10 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phenolics, total recoverable: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total [as Hg]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil and grease: 5 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total [as Cr]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 23, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- September 1, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- September 1, 2017: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
CALUMET LUBRICANTS COMPANY, L.P.- COTTON VALLEY REFINERY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Gray Creek-Bayou Dorcheat subwatershed (HUC 111402030305), LA0005312 among them. Its county holds 22, 5 of them major permits; LA0005312 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Gray Creek-Bayou Dorcheat subwatershed (HUC 111402030305)
- COTTON VALLEY, TOWN OF, Cotton Valley: LA0020401, minor permit, discharging to SEG 100501 RED RIVER BASIN, permit term to July 31, 2022
Identity
| Facility as filed | CALUMET LUBRICANTS COMPANY, L.P.- COTTON VALLEY REFINERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Calumet Lubricants Company, L.P.- Cotton Valley Refinery |
| NPDES ID | LA0005312 |
| 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 | August 20, 2015 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2020 |
| Address | Cotton Valley, LA 71018 |
| Receiving water | FRENCH CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Gray Creek-Bayou Dorcheat (HUC 111402030305) |
| SIC | 2911 – Petroleum Refining |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler LAD000225805; ICIS-AIR source LA0000002211900010 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 23Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 72 | 57 | October 31, 2024 | 893% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 22 | 12 | March 31, 2018 | 171% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 10 | 4 | August 31, 2018 | 333% over the limit |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 8 | 2 | March 31, 2007 | 100% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 25 | 1 | June 30, 2004 | |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 13 | 1 | September 30, 2001 | 26% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 4 | 11 | 1 | July 31, 1998 | 402% over the limit |
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 4 | 7 | 1 | March 31, 2007 | 90% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coef Of Var Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 1, 2017 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES LA0005312.
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