Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PR0000850
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PR CORE LLC, Guayama, PR: NPDES PR0000850 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 35Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 23Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PR CORE LLC, held by Chevron Phillips Chemical PR Core, Inc., holds NPDES permit PR0000850, which discharges to Bahia Las Mareas. EPA’s file records it issued August 23, 2000 and expiring October 31, 2005. 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 | CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PR CORE LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Chevron Phillips Chemical PR Core, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | PR0000850 |
| 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 23, 2000 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2005 |
| Address | Guayama, PR 00785 |
| Receiving water | BAHIA LAS MAREAS |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Coastal Watersheds West and East of Rio Seco mouth (HUC 210100040416) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler PRD991291972 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 36Pollutants on file
- 35Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 23With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 45 | 45 | December 31, 2009 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Phenolic compounds, total | 3 | 13 | 11 | October 31, 2009 | 139,900% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 10 | 10 | November 30, 2009 | 1,259% over the limit |
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 2 | 8 | 8 | November 30, 2009 | 145% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 9 | 7 | December 31, 2011 | 130% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 7 | 7 | January 31, 2009 | |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 7 | 7 | January 31, 2010 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 1 | 7 | 7 | January 31, 2002 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 7 | 7 | November 30, 2001 | 640% over the limit |
| Coliform, total general | 1 | 5 | 5 | October 31, 2002 | 533% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2003 | 600% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 2 | 2 | November 30, 2003 | 45% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 2 | October 31, 2003 | 51,468% over the limit |
| Sulfide, dissolved, [as S] | 1 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 2008 | 44,900% over the limit |
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 1 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2007 | 546% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 0 | 2 | 2 | October 31, 2011 | 706% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 2 | 1 | November 30, 2003 | 50% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 2 | 1 | October 31, 2009 | 38% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2009 | 5% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2008 | 3,900% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2003 | 10,135% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2006 | 100% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 1 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2003 | 39,900% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Color [PT-CO units] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PR0000850.
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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