EPA v. MARATHON OIL CO.

Case summary

ON APRIL 13, 1995, U.S. EPA ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV) TO MARATHON FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSION LIMIT AT ITS FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING UNIT-CARBON MONOXIDE BOILER (FCCU-CO BOILER). MARATHON CONDUCTED A CO STACK TEST ON THE EXHAUST GAS FROM FCCU-CO BOILER ON AUGUST 4 AND 5, 1993, AND FAILED TO MEET THE LIMIT OF 200 PPM SET FORTH IN ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD RULE 216.31, WHICH IS PART OF THE ILLINOIS SIP. ALSO, MARATHON HAS VIOLATED LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTION REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO RCRA. SPECIFICALLY, AS IDENTIFIED DURING A RECORD REVIEW BY THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, MARATHON FAILED TO PROPERLY DETERMINE WHETHER F037 WASTE, A LISTED WASTE IN 40 CFR PART 261, SUBPART D (GENERATED FROM THE CLEANING OF THE COKER SEWERS) WAS RESTRICTED FROM LAND DISPOSAL, IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 268.7(A). SECOND, MARATHON LAND DISPOSED OF UNTREATED F037 HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED FROM THE PLANT 5 AND 809 SUMPS ON SIX SEPERATE DATES AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF 40 CFR 268.36(B), WHICH PROVIDES THAT F037 LISTED WASTE IS PROHIBITED FROM LAND DISPOSAL UNLESS THE WASTE MEETS THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS SPECIFIED IN 40 CFR PART 268, SUBPART D. MARATHON OIL COMPANY ( MARATHON ) OWNS AND OPERATES A PETROLEUM REFINERY IN ROBINSON, ILLINOIS. ON MARCH 29, 1996, FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND TO MARATHON, THE UNITED STATES FILED A CIVIL COMPLAINT AGAINST MARATHON OIL. IN THE COMPLAINT, THE UNITED STATES ALLEGES VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 113 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA ) AND THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE ILLINOIS STATE IMPLEMENTA- TION PLAN ( SIP ) REGARDING OPACITY LEVELS, AND PARTICULATE MATTER AND CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS AT MARATHON'S FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKING UNIT WITH A CARBON MONOXIDE BOILER ( FCCU/CO BOILER ) BASED UPON THE RESULTS OF STACK TESTS AND VISIBLE EMISSIONS READINGS CONDUCTED IN 1993. IN ADDITION, THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 3006 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), AND THE REQUIREMENTS SET FOR IN 40 C.F.R. PART 268 RELATED TO TEST- ING AND LAND DISPOSAL OF RESTRICTED WASTE FOR SIX DAYS IN 1993.

Defendants (1)

• MARATHON OIL CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LLC

  100 MARATHON AVE., ROBINSON, IL, 62454

  Registry ID: 110000439428

Statutes cited

• CAA 113 — Clean Air Act
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MARATHON OIL COMPANYentered 1998-04-02

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $75,000 · SEP: $382,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1994-05-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1995-09-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1996-03-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 1998-03-02Final Order Lodged
• 1998-04-02Concluded
• 1998-04-02Final Order Entered
• 1998-04-02Enforcement Action Closed