Gulf Coast Refining Complex

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Beaumont, TX · Jefferson County · Petroleum Refineries (NAICS 324110)

1 · Permit Profile

Permit Type

TPDES Wastewater

Permit Number

WQ0001234-000

Regulatory Agency

TCEQ

Issued

Mar 15, 2021

Expires

Mar 14, 2026

Days Until Expiration

Expired

2 · Obligation Burden

By obligation type

Monitoring48

Reporting31

Recordkeeping27

Notification14

Operational Limit12

Maintenance6

Other4

Total142

By frequency

Daily / Continuous18

Monthly / Quarterly52

Annual41

Event-Triggered31

Daily/continuous obligations represent the highest operational load — they require ongoing staffing or automated monitoring systems.

3 · Key Obligations

Obligation	Type	Frequency	Due Date Logic
Continuous effluent flow monitoring	Monitoring	Continuous	Ongoing — automatic SCADA logging required
Daily pH measurement at Outfall 001	Monitoring	Daily	Every calendar day, logged by 9 AM
Daily total suspended solids sampling	Monitoring	Daily	Composite sample, 24-hour period
Spill notification to TCEQ	Notification	Event-triggered	Within 24 hours of spill detection
Monthly discharge monitoring report	Reporting	Monthly	By the 20th of the following month
Quarterly toxicity testing (WET test)	Monitoring	Quarterly	Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct — results within 30 days
Annual Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan review	Recordkeeping	Annual	By January 31 each year
Semi-annual inspection of outfall structures	Maintenance	Semi-annual	April and October
Slug discharge notification	Notification	Event-triggered	Immediate — phone/email to TCEQ regional office
Annual permit compliance certification	Reporting	Annual	By March 31 each calendar year

Showing top 10 obligations by operational intensity. Source text from the permit document is not shown publicly.

4 · Operational Complexity

complexOperational Complexity Tier

Gulf Coast Refining Complex operates under a complex permit profile. With 142 total obligations — including 18 requiring continuous or daily measurement and 31 event-triggered notification requirements — this facility carries among the highest operational compliance burden in this dataset. Teams managing this permit typically need dedicated compliance staff and automated monitoring infrastructure.

This view reflects the administrative complexity of the permit obligations found in the public permit document. It is not a compliance status or legal assessment. Obligation data is derived from publicly available permit documents processed through Indigoscale's extraction pipeline.

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Data derived from publicly available permit documents. ← Back to directory