EPA v. ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Joliet Refinery

Case summary

On February 9, 2015 Region 5 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with ExxonMobil Oil Corporation (ExxonMobil), commencing and concluding the proceeding against ExxonMobil for RCRA violations at its Joliet Refinery located in Channahon, Illinois. The settlement resolves two permit exemption claims: one count of storage of listed hazardous wastes for more than 90 days without a permit and one count of storage of listed hazardous wastes in an unpermitted unit. The settlement requires ExxonMobil to pay a civil penalty of $39,870. ExxonMobil also removed and properly disposed of the hazardous waste from the unpermitted unit at a cost of several million dollars.

Defendants (1)

• ExxonMobil Oil Corporation Corp, Joliet RefineryNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION

  25915 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD, CHANNAHON, IL, 60410

  Registry ID: 110000595339

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Joliet Refineryentered 2015-02-09

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $39,870

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2015-02-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-02-09Final Order Issued
• 2015-02-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-02-25Enforcement Action Closed
• 2015-02-25Compliance Achieved