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Carson Refinery

4 19I024232 · Notice of Intent · Carson, Los Angeles

Official record — State Water Resources Control Board, Industrial General Permit

Official

Facility record

Facility name
Carson Refinery
WDID
4 19I024232
Application type
Notice of Intent
City
Carson
County
Los Angeles
ZIP
78259
Primary SIC code
2911
SIC description
Petroleum Refining
Date active
2013-05-03
Regional Water Board
Regional Board 4 - Los Angeles Region

Hydrologic

Geographic context

Official facility coordinate plotted against the official 2026 impaired-water geometry.

Official facility point
33.80885, -118.23624
HUC12 subwatershed
Lower Dominguez Channel
HUC12 code
180701060102
Impaired-water associations (derived)
4
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303(d) context

Associated impaired waters

Grouped by derived geographic association class.

Derived

Same impaired-water subwatershed

4 waterbodies
Alondra Park Lake

Lake & Reservoir · Integrated Report category 5 · TMDL required

Listed pollutants / stressors (1) Mercury

Distance

Confidence low

Fact sheet

Dominguez Channel (lined portion above Vermont Ave)

River & Stream · Integrated Report category 5 · TMDL required

Listed pollutants / stressors (6) Aluminum, Copper, Indicator Bacteria, Lead, Toxicity, Zinc

Distance

Confidence low

Fact sheet

Dominguez Channel Estuary (unlined portion below Vermont Ave)

Estuary · Integrated Report category 5 · TMDL required

Listed pollutants / stressors (16) Benthic Community Effects, Benzo(a)anthracene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Chlordane, Chlordane (tissue), Chrysene (C1-C4) +10 more

Distance

Confidence low

Torrance Carson Channel

River & Stream · Integrated Report category 5 · TMDL required

Listed pollutants / stressors (3) Copper, Indicator Bacteria, Lead

Distance

Confidence low

Fact sheet

Associations are calculated from official facility coordinates, USGS HUC12 boundaries, and official 2026 impaired-water geometry. They do not establish a discharge connection or causation.

TMDL requirements (13)

Numeric effluent limits and action levels stated by the Water Board for this permit, with the receiving water named in the TMDL.

Official record — SMARTS TMDL dataset, State Water Board
Stated requirements
13
TMDLs
1
Regulated parameters
4
Limit due dates
2020-07-01 – 2032-05-05
Includes interim limits
Yes
Source regional dataset
Region 4 - Los Angeles
Source retrieved
Aug 21, 2026

Official SMARTS public reports

R4 - Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor Waters TMDL

Receiving water named in TMDL R4 - Greater Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Waters

3 limits
ParameterLimit typePeriodBasisLimitDue dateReported results for parameter
Copper, TotalVocabulary match: Copper (narrower)TMDL NALFINALINSTANTANEOUS.0058 mg/L2032-05-05995 results · latest 2026-02-16
Lead, TotalVocabulary match: Lead (narrower)TMDL NALFINALINSTANTANEOUS.221 mg/L2032-05-05995 results · latest 2026-02-16
Zinc, TotalVocabulary match: Zinc (narrower)TMDL NALFINALINSTANTANEOUS.095 mg/L2032-05-051,000 results · latest 2026-02-16

R4 - Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor Waters TMDL

Receiving water named in TMDL Dominguez Channel Estuary

4 limits
ParameterLimit typePeriodBasisLimitDue dateReported results for parameter
Copper, TotalVocabulary match: Copper (narrower)TMDL NALFINALINSTANTANEOUS.0058 mg/L2032-05-05995 results · latest 2026-02-16
Lead, TotalVocabulary match: Lead (narrower)TMDL NALFINALINSTANTANEOUS.221 mg/L2032-05-05995 results · latest 2026-02-16
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)TMDL NALFINALINSTANTANEOUS.000049 ug/L2032-05-0550 results · latest 2022-12-11
Zinc, TotalVocabulary match: Zinc (narrower)TMDL NALFINALINSTANTANEOUS.095 mg/L2032-05-051,000 results · latest 2026-02-16

R4 - Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor Waters TMDL

Receiving water named in TMDL Dominguez Channel and Torrance Lateral Channel

6 limits
ParameterLimit typePeriodBasisLimitDue dateReported results for parameter
Copper, TotalVocabulary match: Copper (narrower)NELFINALINSTANTANEOUS.0097 mg/L2032-05-05995 results · latest 2026-02-16
Copper, TotalVocabulary match: Copper (narrower)TMDL NALINTERIMINSTANTANEOUS.20751 mg/L2020-07-01995 results · latest 2026-02-16
Lead, TotalVocabulary match: Lead (narrower)NELFINALINSTANTANEOUS.0427 mg/L2032-05-05995 results · latest 2026-02-16
Lead, TotalVocabulary match: Lead (narrower)TMDL NALINTERIMINSTANTANEOUS.12288 mg/L2020-07-01995 results · latest 2026-02-16
Zinc, TotalVocabulary match: Zinc (narrower)NELFINALINSTANTANEOUS.0697 mg/L2032-05-051,000 results · latest 2026-02-16
Zinc, TotalVocabulary match: Zinc (narrower)TMDL NALINTERIMINSTANTANEOUS.89887 mg/L2020-07-011,000 results · latest 2026-02-16
Derivedapplies only to the 303(d) waterbody link and the parameter vocabulary match.

Limit values, limit periods, parameters, TMDL names and receiving-water names are reproduced exactly as stated by the Water Board in SMARTS. California Stormwater Intelligence does not compare reported monitoring results to these limits and makes no exceedance, violation or compliance determination. Where a stated receiving-water name is linked to a 2026 303(d) waterbody, that link is a derived exact-name match, not a Water Board determination.

YDOS-derived

Numeric Action Level comparison

Reported SMARTS analytical results compared against the Numeric Action Levels of the Industrial General Permit version in effect for each reporting year (July 1 – June 30).

Derived
Reporting years evaluated
11
Years with an NAL exceedance
11
Most recent evaluated year
RY 2025
Ruleset
igp_nal_ruleset_v1 / igp_nal_v1
ParameterNAL typeCalculated valueNALResultSamples usedMethod

Ammonia, Total (as N)

ammonia_n

Annual0.506 mg/L2.14 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 70 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0.24× threshold70 eligiblearithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) (5-day @ 20 Deg. C)

bod

Annual8.986 mg/L30 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 70 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0.3× threshold70 eligible5 non-detect as zeroarithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Cadmium, Total

cadmium_total

Annual0.003 mg/L0.005 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 70 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0.62× threshold70 eligible10 non-detect as zeroarithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

cod

Annual73.786 mg/L120 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 70 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0.61× threshold70 eligiblearithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Copper, Total

copper_total

Annual0.039 mg/L0.033 mg/LAbove NALAnnual average of 70 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.1.18× threshold70 eligiblearithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Lead, Total

lead_total

Annual0.022 mg/L0.262 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 70 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0.08× threshold70 eligiblearithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Mercury, Total

mercury_total

Annual1.04e-4 mg/L0.001 mg/LAt or below NALAnnual average of 65 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.0.07× threshold65 eligible30 non-detect as zeroarithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

Oil and Grease

oil_grease

Instantaneous maximum0 samples above25 mg/LAt or below NALNo eligible result in this reporting year was outside the instantaneous maximum NAL.70 eligible5 non-detect as zerocount of eligible effluent results outside the instantaneous maximum NAL within the July 1 - June 30 reporting year

pH

ph

Instantaneous maximum0 samples above6 – 9 pH unitsWithin NAL rangeNo eligible result in this reporting year was outside the instantaneous maximum NAL.20 eligiblecount of eligible effluent results outside the instantaneous maximum NAL within the July 1 - June 30 reporting year

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

tss

Instantaneous maximum10 samples above400 mg/LAbove NAL10 eligible results in this reporting year were outside the instantaneous maximum NAL. Two or more such results in one reporting year is the condition stated in the Order.65 eligiblecount of eligible effluent results outside the instantaneous maximum NAL within the July 1 - June 30 reporting year

Zinc, Total

zinc_total

Annual1.682 mg/L0.26 mg/LAbove NALAnnual average of 70 eligible result(s) compared with the annual NAL.6.47× threshold70 eligiblearithmetic mean of all eligible effluent results in the July 1 - June 30 reporting year (censored results assigned zero only where MDL and ML were both reported)

YDOS-derived overlap

Pollutant overlap with impaired receiving waters

Parameters where this facility has an NAL exceedance in at least one reporting year and the geographically associated waterbody carries a 303(d) listing for the same pollutant.

Derived

CopperMonitoringAbove NAL303(d) impairmentDominguez Channel (lined portion above Vermont Ave)

1 reporting year above the annual NAL, most recently RY 2025 · 1 303(d) listing · 4 stated TMDL requirements · association: derived watershed association (low confidence)

CopperMonitoringAbove NAL303(d) impairmentDominguez Channel Estuary (unlined portion below Vermont Ave)

1 reporting year above the annual NAL, most recently RY 2025 · 1 303(d) listing · 4 stated TMDL requirements · association: derived watershed association (low confidence)

CopperMonitoringAbove NAL303(d) impairmentTorrance Carson Channel

1 reporting year above the annual NAL, most recently RY 2025 · 1 303(d) listing · 4 stated TMDL requirements · association: derived watershed association (low confidence)

ZincMonitoringAbove NAL303(d) impairmentDominguez Channel (lined portion above Vermont Ave)

11 reporting years above the annual NAL, most recently RY 2025 · 1 303(d) listing · 4 stated TMDL requirements · association: derived watershed association (low confidence)

ZincMonitoringAbove NAL303(d) impairmentDominguez Channel Estuary (unlined portion below Vermont Ave)

11 reporting years above the annual NAL, most recently RY 2025 · 1 303(d) listing · 4 stated TMDL requirements · association: derived watershed association (low confidence)

Overlap is informational co-occurrence between a derived NAL comparison and an official 303(d) listing. It is not evidence that this facility caused or contributed to the impairment.

An NAL exceedance is a permit-defined condition that triggers Exceedance Response Actions under the Industrial General Permit. It is not a violation, an enforcement action, or a Water Board compliance determination. Annual values use the arithmetic average of eligible results with non-detects treated as zero; instantaneous maximum NALs (total suspended solids, oil and grease, pH) are exceeded when two or more eligible results in a reporting year fall outside the level. Rules transcribed from 2014-0057-DWQ as amended by 2015-0122-DWQ (effective 2015-07-01, superseded 2020-06-30); 2014-0057-DWQ as amended by 2018-0028-DWQ (effective 2020-07-01).

Provenance

Source & provenance

Source agency
California State Water Resources Control Board
Source dataset
Industrial General Permit — permitted facilities (statewide GIS layer)
WDID
4 19I024232
Source feature ID
12377
Application type
Notice of Intent
Regional board derivation
WDID region prefix
Geometry status
valid
Last successful facility import
Aug 21, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC

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