EPA v. CHEVRON AMERICAS PRODUCTS PORT TAMPA TERMINAL

Case summary

12/17/15 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. EPA HAS ESTABLISHED AND CONTINUES TO OPERATE A DMR-QA PROGRAM PURSUANT TO CWA 308. THE DMR-QA PROGRAM IS AN ANNUAL STUDY DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT NPDES PERMIT HOLDERS HAVE ADEQUATE LABORATORY QA/QC PROGRAMS TO ACCURATELY CONDUCT THE CHEMICAL, MICROBIOLOGICAL AND TOXICITY ANALYSES REQUIRED IN THEIR PERMIT. THE ANNUAL DMR-QA STUDY FOR 2015 IS KNOWN AS STUDY 35. ON FEB 3, 2015, RESPONDENT RECEIVED A CERTIFIED LETTER FROM EPA ISSUED PURSUANT TO CWA 308 ALONG WITH FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FILL OUT DMR-QA FOR STUDY 35. THE SECTION 308 LETTER REQUIRED THAT RESPONDENT SUBMIT TO EPA THE RESULTS OF CERTAIN TEST INFO, INCLUDING THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE LAB PERFORMING THE ANALYSIS FOR RESPONDENT AND THE IDENTITY OF THE ANALYTES SPECIFIED IN THEIR NPDES PERMIT. ACCORDING TO THE SECTION 308 LETTER, THE DEADLINE FOR RESPONDENT TO SUBMIT ITS DMR-QA STUDY 35 TO EPA, REGION 4, WAS AUG 28, 2015. BASED ON RECORDS MAINTAINED BY EPA, REGION 4, RESPONDENT HAS FAILED TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED INFO IN THE TIMEFRAME REQUIRED BY EPA'S SECITON 308 LETTER, WHICH WAS ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CWA 308(a). THEREFORE, EPA REGION 4 HAS DETERMINED THAT RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF CWA 308(a).

Defendants (1)

• CHEVRON AMERICAS PRODUCTS PORT TAMPA TERMINALNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHEVRON AMERICAS PRODUCTS PORT TAMPA TERMINAL

  5500 W. COMMERCE ST., PORT TAMPA, FL, 33616-1935

  Registry ID: 110035570478

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHEVRON AMERICAS PRODUCTS PORT TAMPA TERMINALentered 2015-12-17

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-12-17Final Order Issued
• 2016-01-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-02-11NPDES Closed
• 2016-02-11Enforcement Action Closed