EPA v. HESS OIL VIRGIN ISLANDS CORP
Source Agrees
Penalty assessed
$2,300,000
Compliance action
$210,000
Case summary
REQUESTING THAT A CIVIL CONSENT DECREE BE FILED SEEKING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, CIVIL PENALTIES AND ONE OR MORE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS ( SEPS ) FROM HESS OIL VI CORP ( HOVIC ). THE CASE INVOLVES ENFORCEMENT OF RCRA, RELATING TO THE ILLEGAL STORAGE, TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE BY AMERADA HESS (HESS) AND HOVIC.
Defendants (2)
- AMERADA-HESS
- HESS OIL VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HOVENSA L.L.C.
1 ESTATE HOPE, CHRISTIANSTED, VI, 008205652
Registry ID: 110071301064
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HESS OIL VIRGIN ISLANDS CORP.entered 1996-12-10
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $2,300,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1996-08-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1996-12-10Final Order Lodged
- 1996-12-10Final Order Entered
- 1996-12-10Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-12-10Concluded
- 1996-12-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 5805
- Case number
- 02-1996-0206
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- AWTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1996-0206 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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