EPA v. COMMONWEALTH OIL REFINING COMPANY, INC. (CORCO)
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$50,000
Compliance action
$20,000
Case summary
CORCO STORED SPENT SULFURIC ACID IN TANKS SINCE AT LEAST 1982 WITHOUT A PERMIT; SUBMIT A CLOSURE CERTIFICATION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL REGARDING THE CLOSURE OF TANKS. * CCDS - SUMMARY SUBMIT A CLOSURE CERTIFICATION REPORT FOR EPA REVIEW AND APPROVAL REGARDIG THE CLOSURE OF TANKS. *
Defendants (1)
- COMMONWEALTH OIL REFINING CO INC (CORCO)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
COMMONWEALTH OIL REFINING CO INC (CORCO)
ROAD 127 KM 17.3, PENUELAS, PR, 00624
Registry ID: 110011576865
COMMONWEALTH OIL REFINING CO INC (CORCO)
ROAD 127 KM 17.3, PENUELAS, PR, 00624
Registry ID: 110011576865
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COMMONWEALTH OIL REFINING CO., INC. (CORCO)entered 2002-02-26
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $50,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2002-02-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2002-02-26Final Order Issued
- 2002-02-26Enforcement Action Closed
- 2002-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 8831
- Case number
- 02-2002-7101
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- WTS
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2002-7101 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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