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05-1998-0590Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1998· Region 05

EPA v. SUN REFINING AND MARKETING CO.

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$168,950

Compliance action

$168,950

Case summary

RESPONDENT SUN REFINING AND MARKETING CO., OPERATES A RE- FINERY IN THE TOLEDO, OHIO SUBURB OF OREGON. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGED VIOLATION IN ONE COUNT OF THE OHIO STATE IMPLE- MENTATION PLAN (SIP) FOR LIMITATION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE EMMISSIONS A VIOLATION IN FOUR COUNTS OF THE NATIONAL EMISS- ION STANDARDS FOR HAZARD AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) FOR BENZENE. DURING 1993 AND 1994, FUEL-FIRED STEAM GENERATING UNITS AND TWO HEATERS THAT WERE OPERATED AT THE PLANT EMITTED AMOUNTS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE (S02) EXCESS OF THAT ESTABLISHED BY THE OHIO SIP, IN VIOLATION OF 42 C.F.R. 1881(B)(39)(XIV)(D). (SEE S-8)

Defendants (1)

  • SUN REFINING AND MARKETING CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • TOLEDO REFINING COMPANY

    1819 WOODVILLE ROAD, OREGON, OH, 43616

    Registry ID: 110010534261

Statutes cited

  • CAA 112Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • SUN REFINING AND MARKETING CO.entered 1999-03-12

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $168,950

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1998-09-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1998-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1999-03-12Final Order Issued
  • 1999-04-14Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
31174
Case number
05-1998-0590
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
AIR
Branch
MMBII
EPA region
05
Multimedia
Yes
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Hazardous Air Pollutants

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1998-0590 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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