The settlement resolves a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement action against Tesoro Corporation and several of its affiliates for Clean Air Act (Act) violations involving Tesoro's failure to comply with recordkeeping, reporting, sampling, and testing requirements at its facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah; Mandan, N.D.; Anacortes, WA; and Kenai, AK.
The settlement requires that Tesoro implement an environmental compliance and auditing plan which is designed to prevent future violations and ensure compliance with EPAÂs fuels regulations.
The EPAÂs fuel regulations require that all fuel produced, imported and sold in the United States meet certain standards. Fuel that does not meet the applicable standards could lead to an increase in emissions of harmful pollutants, such as volatile organic compounds and cancer-causing air toxics.
The sampling, testing, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements of the fuels program provide the foundation for EPAÂs compliance program. Refiners that violate these requirements undermine the integrity of the fuel regulations and hinder the AgencyÂs ability to ensure gasoline complies with fuel quality and performance standards, potentially leading to an increase in harmful air pollution.
As part of the settlement, Tesoro will pay a $1.1 million civil penalty.
More information about this settlement: www.epa.gov/enforcement/air/cases/tesoro.html