EPA v. Ergon - West Virginia, Inc
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
EPA ALLEGES THAT ERGON, AS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE REFINERY, FAILEED TO INSTALL CONTROLS ON ITS WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM REQUIRED BY THE NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOUND AT 40 C.F.R. PART 60, SUBPART QQQ, THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR VOC EMISSIONS FROM PETROLEUM REFINERY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. ERGON HAS ENTERED INTO AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER BY CONSENT, CONTAINING AN ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULE FOR INSTALLING, TESTING AND CERTIFYING THE MISSING CONTROLS. WHEN INSTALLED, THESE CONTROLS WILL REDUCE THE EMISSION OF VOCS FROM THE REFINERY'S WASTEWATER TREAT
Defendants (1)
- Ergon - West Virginia, IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
NEWELL WEST VIRGINIA REFINERY
ROUTE 2 SOUTH, NEWELL, WV, 26050
Registry ID: 110027982565
NEWELL WEST VIRGINIA REFINERY
ROUTE 2 SOUTH, NEWELL, WV, 26050
Registry ID: 110027982565
Statutes cited
- CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ERGON- WEST VIRGINIA, INCentered 2003-09-23
Primary law: CAA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2003-05-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-09-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-09-23Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 96268
- Case number
- 03-2003-0197
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 3RC10
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- New Source Performance Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2003-0197 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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