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Valero Corpus Christi Refineries - West Plant

Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $103,230 in recorded penalties.

Violation Identified Petroleum TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110064636032 Nueces County
Noncompliance quarters
12

Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.

Penalties
$103,230

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2025-07-30

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Trend
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Reported on-site releases are lower in 2024 than in 2022.

Year Air Water Land Total
2022 834,638 lbs 140,906 lbs 1 lbs 975,544 lbs
2023 585,402 lbs 323,587 lbs 70 lbs 909,058 lbs
2024 564,847 lbs 313,818 lbs 8 lbs 878,673 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • air 382,162 lbs

    Hydrogen cyanide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 311,620 lbs

    Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 42,422 lbs

    Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 30,655 lbs

    Ammonia

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 23,197 lbs

    Toluene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 22,039 lbs

    n-Hexane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 18,228 lbs

    Xylene (mixed isomers)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 11,646 lbs

    Benzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 10,303 lbs

    Hydrogen sulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 4,628 lbs

    Cyclohexane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 3,851 lbs

    Carbon disulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 3,606 lbs

    Ethylbenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,380 lbs

    Propylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,131 lbs

    Carbonyl sulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,990 lbs

    Ethylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,966 lbs

    Tetrachloroethylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,066 lbs

    Chlorine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 859 lbs

    Naphthalene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 723 lbs

    1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 559 lbs

    Ethylene glycol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 345 lbs

    Polycyclic aromatic compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 345 lbs

    Molybdenum trioxide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 309 lbs

    Nickel compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 298 lbs

    Cresol (mixed isomers)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 254 lbs

    Hydrogen fluoride

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 251 lbs

    Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 227 lbs

    Styrene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 183 lbs

    Phenanthrene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 146 lbs

    Lead compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 128 lbs

    1, 3-Butadiene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 91 lbs

    Cumene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 40 lbs

    Anthracene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 13 lbs

    Mercury compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 5 lbs

    tert-Butyl alcohol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 5 lbs

    Benzo[g, h, i]perylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 3 lbs

    Methanol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1 lbs

    Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

Enforcement layer

Why the ECHO-style detail matters

Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $103,230 in recorded penalties.

Violation Identified Last recorded inspection: 2025-07-30. Total penalties on record: $103,230.