Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES TX0134694
BUCKEYE TEXAS PROCESSING, Corpus Christi, TX: NPDES TX0134694 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 34Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 1Formal enforcement actions
BUCKEYE TEXAS PROCESSING, held by BUCKLEY TEXAS PROCESSING, LLC, holds NPDES permit TX0134694, which discharges to Corpus Christi Inner Harbor. EPA’s file records it issued December 20, 2017 and expiring June 1, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BUCKEYE TEXAS PROCESSING |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BUCKLEY TEXAS PROCESSING, LLC |
| NPDES ID | TX0134694 |
| 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 | December 20, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 1, 2020 |
| Address | Corpus Christi, TX 78409 |
| Receiving water | CORPUS CHRISTI INNER HARBOR |
| SIC | 2911 – Petroleum Refining |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 34Pollutants on file
- 34Under a numeric limit
- 26With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 428 | 40 | December 31, 2017 | 200% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 4 | 38 | 38 | April 30, 2026 | 4,159% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 160 | 34 | November 30, 2024 | 1,107% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 402 | 27 | November 30, 2025 | |
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 2 | 54 | 11 | June 30, 2018 | 6,769% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 7 | 226 | 9 | July 31, 2025 | 940% over the limit |
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 1 | 91 | 5 | January 31, 2024 | 220% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 110 | 4 | December 31, 2016 | 456% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 108 | 2 | July 31, 2017 | 175% over the limit |
| Flow [dry weather] | 1 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2020 | 1,470% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 4 | 99 | 0 | ||
| Phenolic compounds, total | 2 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (Mysidopsis bahia) | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Low Flow Pass/Fail Survival Test Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Lethal Survival Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| LOEC Sub-Lethal Reproduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity - retest #2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Pass/Fail Static 24Hr Acute Menidia menidia | 2 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 9, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 4, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
1 formal actions, 1 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.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Federal penalty | State or local penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | State CWA Penalty AO | State | $91,235 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2026 | No Further Action | State |
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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.