EPA v. SHELL OIL COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 6928 ET SEQ.; SEC- TION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 9609, AS AMENDED; AND SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGEN- CY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 11001 ET SEQ. 2. SHELL OIL COMPANY DEER PARK MANUFACTURING COMPLEX STATE HIGHWAY 225 DEER PARK, TEXAS 77536 REGISTERED AGENT FOR SERVICE : C.T. CORPORATION SYSTEM 1601 ELM STREET, SUITE 3700 DALLAS, TEXAS 75201 3. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT SHELL OIL COMPANY, AT ITS DEER PARK MAUNFACTURING COMPLEX, VIOLATED SUBTITLE C OF RCRA AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER THE TAC, SECTION SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA, AND SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA. THE VIOLATIONS UNDER RCRA ARE: (1) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AISLE SPACE IN CONTAINER STORAGE AREA, (2) FAIL- URE TO MAINTAIN CONTAINER STORING HAZARDOUS WASTE IN GOOD CONDITION, (3) FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECONDARY CON- TAINMENT FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE TANKS, AND (4) FAIL- URE TO SUBMIT PROPERLY COMPLETED MANIFEST. THE VIOLATIONS OF CERCLA ARE: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF RE- LEASES OF (1) 1200 LBS. OF SULFURIC ACID ON MAY 4, 1990, (2) 1600 LBS. OF SULFURIC ACID ON APR. 7, 1991, (3) 2885 LBS. OF 1,3-PENTADIENE ON SEPT. 29, 1990, (4) 10 LBS. OF BUTADIENE ON OCT. 29, 1991, (5) 131 LBS. OF HYDROGEN SUL- FIDE ON AUG. 27, 1991, AND (6) 23,850 LBS. OF PHENOL ON ON OCT. 16, 1991. THE VIOLATION OF EPCRA IS FOR FAILING TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE AND CORRECT FORM R TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF EPA AND THE STATE OF TEXAS BY JUL. 1, 1990. 4. PROPOSED RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA ISSUES A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO RESPONDENT TO COR- RECT THE VIOLATIONS AND SUBMIT PROOF OF COMPLIANCE AND A CIVIL PENALTY OF $36,500, UNDER SECTION 109(B) OF CERCLA, A CIVIL PENALTY OF $83,000 AND UNDER SECTION 313(C) OF EPCRA, A CIVIL PENALTY OF $17,000 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT IN PENALTIES OF $136,500. 5. SIC CODE: 3441 DUN & BRADSTREET NO: 03-905-3277

Defendants (1)

• SHELL OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (15)

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY DEER PARK

  5900 HWY. 225, DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110031267064

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• TSCA 6 — Regulation of Hazardous Chemical Substances and Mixtures (includes Asbestos and PCBs)
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• TSCA 8 — Reporting & Retention of Information
• RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SHELL OIL COMPANYentered 1995-04-11

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $170,950

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1992-12-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1995-04-11Final Order Issued
• 1995-04-24Compliance Achieved
• 1995-04-24Enforcement Action Closed