EPA v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION - CHALMETTE REFINERY

Case summary

1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRTKA ) 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11045(C) AND SECTION 113(D) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(D). 2. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION - CHALMETTE REFINERY 500 W. ST. BERNARD HIGHWAY CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA 70043 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRTKA BY FAILING TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE AND CORRECT FORM R TO EPA FOR 1) DIETHANOLAMINE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1990, 2) DIETHANOLAMINE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1991, 3) ETHYLENE GLYCOL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1990, 4) PHOSPERIC ACID FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1990, 5) 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1990 AND 6) 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1991. THE RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 111 OF THE CAA BY FAILING TO CONDUCT A TIMELY STACK PERFORMANCE TEST OF ITS VAPOR RECOVERY UNIT (VRU) AND BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS BY FAILING TO MAINTAIN MONTHLY LEAK INSPECTION RECORDS (NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (NSPS). THE RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 112 OF THE CAA BY FAILING TO KEEP REGULATED ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIAL (RACM) WET UNTIL COLLECTED AND CONTAINED OR TREATED IN PREPARATION FOR DISPOSAL AND BY HAVING AN OPEN -END ED VALVE NOT EQUIPPED WITH A CAP, BLIND FLANGE, PLUG OR SECOND VALVE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(D) OF THE CAA, EPA PROPOSES A PENALTY OF $76,000 AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 325 (C) OF EPCRTKA, EPA PROPOSES A PENALTY OF $87,845 FOR A TOTAL PENALTY OF $163,845.

Defendants (1)

• MOBIL OIL CORPORATION - CHALMETTENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHALMETTE REFINING LLC

  500 WEST SAINT BERNARD HIGHWAY, CHALMETTE, LA, 70043

  Registry ID: 110045634774

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MOBIL OIL CORPORATION - CHALMETTE REFINERYentered 1996-09-30

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $163,845

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1996-09-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-09-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-09-30Final Order Issued
• 1996-10-22Compliance Achieved
• 1996-10-30Enforcement Action Closed