EPA v. Commonwealth Oil Refining Co. Inc. (CORCO)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This Consent Agreement and Final Order (CA/FO) requires the Respondent to complete an external floating roof (EFR) Storage Tank Inspection and Maintenance Plan, which will ensure compliance with CAA requirements. Specifically, the CA/FO will require the Respondent to, on a quarterly basis for a period of one year, conduct visual inspections, seal gap measurements, and EPA Method 21 monitoring of VOC concentrations at the tanks? EFRs. Corrective action is required when evidence of leaks is observed and where elevated VOC concentrations are monitored.
Defendants (1)
- Commonwealth Oil Refining Co. Inc. (CORCO)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
COMMONWEALTH OIL REFINING (CORCO)
STATE ROAD 127 KM. 15.5, PENUELAS, PR, 00624
Registry ID: 110011576865
COMMONWEALTH OIL REFINING (CORCO)
STATE ROAD 127 KM. 15.5, PENUELAS, PR, 00624
Registry ID: 110011576865
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Commonwealth Oil Refining Co. Inc. (CORCO)entered 2023-02-10
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $131,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2023-02-10Final Order Issued
- 2023-02-10Air Resolved
- 2023-02-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-02-10Enforcement Action Closed
- 2023-04-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603559129
- Case number
- 02-2023-1208
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2023-1208 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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