EPA v. THE SHELL COMPANY (PUERTO RICO) LIMITED
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$90,000
Compliance action
$30,000
Case summary
SHELL HAS EXCEEDED ITS EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS 27 TIME OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, HAD UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OF BOILER WASHWATAERS AND HAD SEVERAL OTHER MONITORING AND REPORTING VIOLATIONS. ****** THE FACILITY HAS VIOLATED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND AND OIL AND GREASE AND HAS HAD REPORTING, RECORD KEEPING, MONITORING VIOLATIONS AND UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF BOILER WASH WATERS. AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER WAS SENT TO RESOLVE THESE VIOLATIONS. THE FACLITY HAS CORRECTED MOST PROBLEMS BUT THERE ARE STILL EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS WHICH DO OCCUR.
Defendants (1)
- THE SHELL COMPANY (PR) LIMITEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SHELL CO PR LTD
STATE RD 28, SAN JUAN, PR, 00936
Registry ID: 110010605407
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
THE SHELL COMPANY (PUERTO RICO) LIMITEDentered 2002-01-28
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $90,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-07-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-08-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-01-28Final Order Issued
- 2002-01-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 8426
- Case number
- 02-2001-3411
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WGL
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2001-3411 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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