EPA v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(H) OF THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT, AS A- MENDED BY THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT, ( RCRA ), AND FURTHER AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984, 42 U.S.C. SEC. 6928(H). 2. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION CHALMETTE REFINERY 500 W. ST. BERNARD HIGHWAY CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA 70043 3. RESPONDENT IS THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF AN EXISTING HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY. CERTAIN WASTES AND CONSTIT- UENTS FOUND AT THE FACILITY ARE HAZARDOUS WASTES OR HAZ- ARDOUS CONSTITUENTSAND HAVE BEEN RELEASED INTO THE EN- VIRONMENT FROM THE FACILITY. BASED ON THE RELEASE OF HAZ- ARDOUS WASTE OR HAZARDOUS WASTE CONSTITUENTS INTO THE EN- VIRONMENT FROM THE RESPONDENT'S FACILITY, THE ACTIONS RE- QUIRED BY THE ORDER ARE CONSISTENT WITH RCRA AND ARE NEC- ESSARY TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND/OR THE ENVIRONMENT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(H) OF RCRA, EPA ISSUES AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO (1) PERFORM INTERIM MEASURES (IM) AT THE FACILITY TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE THE FURTHER MIGRATION OF CONTAMINANTS DUE TO RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT OR TO MITIGATE CURRENT OR POTENTIAL THREATS TO HUMAN HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT; (2) PERFORM A RCRA FACILITY INVESTIGATION (RFI) TO FULLY DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF ANY RELEASE(S) OF HAZARDOUS WASTE OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS AT OR FROM THE FACILITY; AND (3) PERFORM A CORRECTIVE MEASURE STUDY (CMS) TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION(S) TO PREVENT OR MITIGATE ANY MIGRATION OF RELEASE(S) OF HAZARDOUS WASTES OR HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENTS AT OR FROM THE FACILITY, AND TO COLLECT ANY OTHER INFORMATION NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE SELECTION OF CORRECTIVE MEASURES AT THE FACILITY. AL- SO THE RESPONDENT HAS AGREED TO PAY EPA FOR OVERSIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION OF THIS ORDER.

Defendants (1)

• MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• CHALMETTE REFINING LLC

  500 WEST SAINT BERNARD HIGHWAY, CHALMETTE, LA, 70043

  Registry ID: 110045634774

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1995-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1995-03-30Final Order Issued
• 1995-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered