EPA v. DELAWARE CITY REFINING COMPANY, LLC

Case summary

RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER ( NRC ) AND SECTION 304 (A) BY FAILING TO NOTIFY THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE ( LEPC ) AND THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION ( SERC ) AS SOON AS RESPONDENT KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT RELEASE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, NAMELY, BENZENE AND 1,2-BUTADIENE, HAD OCCURED AT RESPONDENT'S REFINERY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING THE APPLICABLE RQ ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2014 AND FEBRUARY 22, 2014, RESPECTIVELY.

Defendants (1)

• DELAWARE CITY REFINING COMPANY, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (8)

• DELAWARE CITY REFINERY

  4550 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706

  Registry ID: 110001148598

• DELAWARE CITY REFINERY

  4550 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706

  Registry ID: 110001148598

• DELAWARE CITY REFINERY

  4550 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706

  Registry ID: 110001148598

• DELAWARE CITY REFINERY

  4550 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706

  Registry ID: 110001148598

• DELAWARE CITY REFINERY

  4550 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706

  Registry ID: 110001148598

• DELAWARE CITY REFINERY

  4550 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706

  Registry ID: 110001148598

• DELAWARE CITY REFINERY

  4550 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706

  Registry ID: 110001148598

• DELAWARE CITY REFINERY

  4550 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE, 19706

  Registry ID: 110001148598

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DELAWARE CITY REFINING COMPANY, LLCentered 2015-09-29

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $73,114

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-09-29Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered