EPA v. CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION LAKE CHARLES REFINERY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$33,250
Case summary
1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 6901 ET SEQ., AS A- MENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE ADMENDMENTS OF 1984. 2. CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION HIGHWAY 108 WESTLAKE LAKE CHARLES, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA 70602 3. CITGO HAS VIOLATED THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY INJECTING PROHIBITED D003 WASTE- WATER INTO INJECTION WELLS NOS. 2, 3, AND 4. 4. PROPOSED RELIEF PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, THE RESPONDENT WITHIN 60 DAYS WILL PROVIDE A REPORT WHICH DESCRIBES THE ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE PLANT TO TREAT THE SOUR WATER FROM MAY 8, 1992 TO PRESENT, SUBMIT TO EPA AND THE LA. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY A WRITTEN DESCRIP- TION OF ACTIONS TAKEN TO COMPLY WITH THE LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS, AND A PROPOSED PENALTY OF $33,250 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.
Defendants (1)
- CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONNamed 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
- RCRA OTHER — Violations not covered elsewhere
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION LAKE CHARLES REFINERYentered 1993-01-28
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $33,250
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1992-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1993-01-28Final Order Issued
- 1994-09-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-09-07Enforcement Action Closed
- 1994-09-07Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35844
- Case number
- 06-1994-0133
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- 6C-M
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violations not covered elsewhere
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1994-0133 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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