EPA v. COASTAL REFINING & MARKETING INC. - CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

Case summary

BACKGROUND: * COASTAL REFINING AND MARKETING, INC. HAS A CRUDE OIL REFINERY FACILITY IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, WHERE, BY THEIR OPERATIONS THEY GENERATE HAZ WASTES WHICH INCLUDES API SEPA- RATOR SLUDGE, SLOP OIL EMULSIONS AND DAF FLOAT. THEY TREAT, STORE OR DISPOSE OF THESE WASTE IN SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS AND A LANDFILL. * THIS FACILITY WAS INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EPA ON FEB 11, 1986, AND BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TEXAS WATER COMMISSION ON FEB 26, 1987. THESE INSPECTION REPORTS SHOW THAT THE RESPONDENT MANAGES HAZARDOUS WASTES IN THE SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS. RESPONDENT DID NOT CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH THE LOIS PROVISIONS FOR A LAND DISPOSAL FACILITY. * EPA WILL SHOW THAT THE RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS: - OPERATION OF A LANDFILL AND SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS WITH- OUT A PERMIT; - INADEQUATE GROUNDWATER MONITORING SYSTEM AT THE LAND- FILL AND SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT; - FAILURE TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE CLOSURE COST ESTIMATE; - FAILURE TO ESTABLISH FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR CLOSURE; - FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUDDEN AND NON-SUDDEN OCCURRENCES; AND - INADEQUATE TRAINING PLAN AND RECORDS. * COMPLAINANT PROPOSED TO ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY OF $102,000 AGAINST RESPONDENT. * RECOMMENDATION: * TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT, COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING AGAINST COASTAL REFINING AND MARKETING, INC. * RESPONDENT SUBMITTED A PURPORTED LOIS CERTIFICATION, BUT IT STATED THAT THE FACILITY COULD NOT OBTAIN NON-SUDDEN ASSURANCE. THE CERTIFICATION WAS SUBMITTED UNSIGNED.

Defendants (1)

• COASTAL REFINING & MARKETING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CORPUS CHRISTI EAST

  1300 CANTWELL LANE, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, 78408

  Registry ID: 110000501993

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COASTAL REFINING & MARKETING INC. - CORPUS CHRISTIentered 1989-05-26

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $39,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1987-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1987-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1989-05-26Final Order Issued
• 1995-09-18Compliance Achieved
• 1995-09-18Enforcement Action Closed