EPA v. FINA OIL AND CHEMICAL CO.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$450,000
Case summary
FINA OIL AND CHEMICAL COMPANY IS AN OIL REFINERY LOCATED IN PORT AUTHUR, TEXAS. THE NPDES PERMIT # TX4201, ISSUED TO FINA ON 3/21/88 AND EFFECTIVE ON 9/22/88, ALLOWS THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER FROM 5 OUTFALLS FOR THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF WASTEWATER: TREATED PROCESS AND UTILITY WASTEWATER, NONCONTACT COOLING WATER, FILTER BACKWASH AND STORMWATER RUNOFF. DURING THE PERIOD FROM 6/87 TO 2/92 THE FINA OIL AND CHEMICAL COMPANY EXPERIENCED AND REPORTED NUMEROUS EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS AND VISIBLE OIL SHEENS. IN ADDITION, A TOTAL OF 21 BYPASSES OCCURRED AND THERE WERE 25 INCIDENTS IN WHICH NO SAMPLE WAS TAKEN ON DAYS WHEN THERE WAS A DISCHARGE.
Defendants (1)
- FINA OIL AND CHEMICAL CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FINA OIL & CHEMICAL CO
NW CORNER STATE HWY 87 & FM RD 366, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110010643704
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
FINA OIL AND CHEMICAL COMPANYentered 1994-05-24
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $450,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1992-06-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-06-30PRN Sent
- 1992-12-11Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1993-03-10Complaint Filed With Court
- 1994-05-24Final Order Lodged
- 1994-05-24Final Order Entered
- 1994-05-24Concluded
- 1996-04-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35439
- Case number
- 06-1992-0093
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-2527A
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1992-0093 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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