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TEXACO REFINING AND MARKETING, INC.

Judicial · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 52653

$560K
Penalty
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Cost recovery
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
09-1996-0035
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Y
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

AT ITS PETROLEUM REFINERY IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, TEXACO VIOLATED PROVISIONS OF THE APPLICABLE NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE NOTIFICATIONS OF THE ACTUAL DATES OF INITIAL STARTUP FOR AFFECTED FACILITIES UNDER NSPS SUBPARTS J, GGG, AND QQQ; (II) FAILING TO CONDUCT PERFORMANCE TESTS IN A TIMELY MANNER; (III) OPERATING FLARES AT THE REFINERY WITHOUT MONITORING THE PRESENCE OF A PILOT FLAME; (IV) FAILING TO INSTALL WATER SEAL CONTROLS ON DRAINS SUBJECT TO NSPS SUBPART QQQ; AND (V) FAILING TO CERTIFY THAT IT HAD INSTALLED REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND CARRIED OUT NECESSARY INSPECTIONS OF COMPONENTS AT THE REFINERY AS REQUIRED BY NSPS SUBPART QQQ. IN ADDITION, TEXACO VIOLATED CERCLA SECTION 103 AND EPCRA SECTION 304 ON 44 OCCASIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 1993 AND DECEMBER 1995 BY FAILING TO NOTIFY THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER, THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND THE STATE EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMISSION THAT A HAZARDOUS OR EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM ITS REFINERY IN AN AMOUNT ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY FOR THAT SUBSTANCE. FINALLY, TEXACO VIOLATED EPCRA SECTION 313 BY FAILING TO SUBMIT FORM R REPORTS FOR SEVERAL TOXIC CHEMICALS USED AT THE REFINERY FROM 1991-95. 09/24/98: SETTLEMENT ENTERED ESTABLISHING PENALTY OF $560,000. 11/19/98: PAYMENT IN FULL RECEIVED.

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