Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0003697
BLANCHARD REFINING GALVESTON BAY REFINERY, Texas City, TX: NPDES TX0003697 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 34Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 15Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BLANCHARD REFINING GALVESTON BAY REFINERY, held by BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0003697, which discharges to Texas City Ship Channel. EPA’s file records it issued June 10, 2015 and expiring November 1, 2018.
BLANCHARD REFINING GALVESTON BAY REFINERY, Texas City, Texas: Individual permit TX0003697, held by BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC; Effective; issued June 10, 2015, term to November 1, 2018; discharges to TEXAS CITY SHIP CHANNEL.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2024, largest 382% over the limit.
- pH: 16 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025.
- Whole effluent toxicity: 8 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2018, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 10 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2023, largest 996% over the limit.
- Oil & Grease: 10 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2023, largest 400% over the limit.
- Enterococci: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 316% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2013, largest 279% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2012, largest 250% over the limit.
- Aluminum, total [as Al]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2021, largest 53% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2015, largest 52% over the limit.
- Phenols: 4 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2011, largest 57% over the limit.
- Sulfide, total [as S]: 4 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2012, largest 428% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 16 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2017, largest 11% over the limit.
- Selenium, total [as Se]: 5 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2018, largest 79% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2024, largest 8% over the limit.
- Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]: 8 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total [as Cr]: 4 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination]: 5 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cyanide, total [as CN]: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- February 5, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- February 5, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- January 19, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- June 28, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Other permits held by BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC
- BLANCHARD REFINING GALVESTON BAY REFINERY, Texas City: TX0003522, issued July 18, 2016
- BLANCHARD GALVESTON BAY REFINERY, Texas City: TXG670211, issued December 3, 2012
BLANCHARD REFINING GALVESTON BAY REFINERY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 382 discharge permits in the Dickinson Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402040200), TX0003697 among them. Its county holds 419, 18 of them major permits; TX0003697 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Dickinson Bayou subwatershed (HUC 120402040200)
- 1901 1903 1905 1907 ARIZONA AVENUE, League City: TXR1554YE, minor permit, discharging to CLEAR CREEK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 2004 CBP, Texas City: TXG113637, minor permit, permit term to November 6, 2026
- 2021 C 99, Alvin: TXR05GM99, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 25-206 MITMOD SHELTER EXPANSION, Texas City: TXR1508XH, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIB TO THE SOUTH ARM OF MOSES LAKE, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 34TH STREET DITCH IMPROVEMENTS, Texas City: TXR1544VR, minor permit, discharging to UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO THE SOUTHERN ARM OF MOSES LAK, permit term to March 4, 2028
- 4200 PORT INDUSTRIAL ROAD - PORT OF GALVESTON SHOPS, Galveston: TXR05GO18, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- 639 PASADENA DETENTION POND, Pasadena: TXR1526WQ, minor permit, discharging to WILLOW SPRINGS BAYOU, permit term to March 4, 2028
- ACC HOU - HITCHCOCK, Hitchcock: TXR05GS04, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AGS SOLUTIONS, Houston: TXRNEBX81, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
- AGS SOLUTIONS, Houston: TXRNECN87, minor permit, permit term to August 13, 2026
Identity
| Facility as filed | BLANCHARD REFINING GALVESTON BAY REFINERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0003697 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 10, 2015 |
| Expiration date | November 1, 2018 |
| Address | Texas City, TX 77590 |
| Receiving water | TEXAS CITY SHIP CHANNEL |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Dickinson Bayou (HUC 120402040200) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler TXT490011525 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 40Pollutants on file
- 34Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 21 | 17 | November 30, 2024 | 382% over the limit |
| pH | 16 | 18 | 16 | March 31, 2025 | |
| Whole effluent toxicity | 8 | 12 | 12 | June 30, 2018 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 10 | 19 | 11 | January 31, 2023 | 996% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 10 | 19 | 8 | January 31, 2023 | 400% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 4 | 11 | 7 | May 31, 2024 | 316% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 7 | 3 | April 30, 2013 | 279% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 7 | 3 | January 31, 2012 | 250% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 4 | 3 | May 31, 2021 | 53% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 3 | 3 | April 30, 2015 | 52% over the limit |
| Phenols | 4 | 30 | 2 | June 30, 2011 | 57% over the limit |
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 4 | 33 | 1 | August 31, 2012 | 428% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 16 | 7 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 11% over the limit |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 5 | 2 | 1 | June 30, 2018 | 79% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 8% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 8 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute D. Pulex | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pinephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 19, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 28, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 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 TX0003697.
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