EPA v. TOLEDO REFINING COMPANY, LLC.

Case summary

TRC, a subsidiary of PBF Energy Inc., owns and operates an oil refinery in Oregon, Ohio (Toledo Refinery). The Consent Decree resolves TRC's violations of the Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) requirements, violations related to flaring efficiency, reporting violations under the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units (Subpart UUU), and a violation of the benzene waste operation NESHAP (BWON). EPA estimates that the settlement will reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 180 tons per year. In addition to the compliance costs, the Consent Decree requires TRC to pay a civil penalty of $418,300, and spend $150,000 to plant trees in the area around the refinery as a supplemental environmental project (SEP).

Defendants (1)

• SUN COMPANY, INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TOLEDO REFINING COMPANY LLC

  1819 WOODVILLE ROAD, OREGON, OH, 43616

  Registry ID: 110010534261

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
• CAA 112D — MACT Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TOLEDO REFINING COMPANY, LLC.entered 2019-08-21

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $418,300 · SEP: $150,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2014-03-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2014-04-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-01-30Final Order Lodged
• 2019-01-30Complaint Filed With Court
• 2019-08-21Final Order Entered