EPA v. CITGO PETROLEUM CORP

Case summary

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION OWNS OR OPERATES A FACILITY LOC- ATED IN LAKE CHARLES, LA. WHICH DISCHARGES POLLUTANTS TO THE BAYOU D'INDE, A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S. RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 301(A) OF THE ACT, BY VIOLA- TING CONDITION PART I.A OF NPDES PERMIT NO. LA0005941, WHICH CONDITION IMPLEMENTS SECTION 306 OF THE ACT AND WHICH PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THE RESPONDENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 402 OF THE ACT, BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS IN EXCESS OF THE PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS DURING NOV. AND DEC. 1989. THIS NONCOM- PLIANCE WAS PRECIPITATED BY A LARGE VOLUME OF SOLVENT BEING DISCHARGED INTO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO BAYOU D'INDE. THIS DISCHARGE EXCEEDED THE EFFLUENT LIMITA- TIONS FOR PHENOLICS, TOC, BOD AND TSS AND PRECIPITATED A FISHKILL IN BAYOU D'INDE. A PENALTY OF $125,000 WAS PROPOSED. PERMIT NO. LA005941. DOCKET OR INDEX NO. VI-90-1660.

Defendants (1)

• CITGO PETROLEUM CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

  4401 HWY. 108, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110000597248

• CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

  4401 HWY. 108, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110000597248

• CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

  4401 HWY. 108, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110000597248

• CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

  4401 HWY. 108, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110000597248

• CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

  4401 HWY. 108, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110000597248

• CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

  4401 HWY. 108, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110000597248

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CITGO PETROLEUM CORPentered 1994-09-27

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $20,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1990-08-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1990-12-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-09-27Final Order Issued
• 1994-10-05Compliance Achieved
• 1994-10-05Enforcement Action Closed