EPA v. WESTERN REFINING YORKTOWN, INC

Case summary

EPA Region III and Western Refining Yorktown, Inc. (“Western Refining”) have executed a Consent Agreement, Docket No. CERCLA/EPCRA 03-2010-0267 settling an administrative enforcement action for violations of Section 103 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9603, and Sections 304 and 312 of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 11004, 11022. Western Refining failed to notify the National Response Center, the State Emergency Response Commission and the Local Emergency Planning Committee immediately following non-permitted releases of Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide on February 5, 2007 and Sulfur Dioxide and Hydrogen Sulfide on April 22, 2007, at its facility located at 2201 Goodwin E. Neck Road Grafton, Virginia. Western Refining also failed to submit the requisite documents to the appropriate agencies for extremely hazardous chemicals that were present at the Western Refining facility.

Defendants (1)

• WESTERN REFINING YORKTOWN, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• WESTERN REFINING YORKTOWN INC

  2201 GOODWIN NECK RD, GRAFTON, VA, 23692

  Registry ID: 110020680789

• WESTERN REFINING YORKTOWN INC

  2201 GOODWIN NECK RD, GRAFTON, VA, 23692

  Registry ID: 110020680789

• WESTERN REFINING YORKTOWN INC

  2201 GOODWIN NECK RD, GRAFTON, VA, 23692

  Registry ID: 110020680789

• WESTERN REFINING YORKTOWN INC

  2201 GOODWIN NECK RD, GRAFTON, VA, 23692

  Registry ID: 110020680789

• WESTERN REFINING YORKTOWN INC

  2201 GOODWIN NECK RD, GRAFTON, VA, 23692

  Registry ID: 110020680789

• WESTERN REFINING YORKTOWN INC

  2201 GOODWIN NECK RD, GRAFTON, VA, 23692

  Registry ID: 110020680789

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 302 — Substances and Facilities Covered and Notification
• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WESTERN REFINING YORKTOWN, INCentered 2010-06-17

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $169,552

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-06-17Final Order Issued
• 2010-06-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-06-24Enforcement Action Data Entered