EPA v. CITGO REFINING & CHEMICAL, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. CITGO REFINING & CHEMICAL, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 1801 NUECES BAY BOULEVARD CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS 78469 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING TO EPA AND TNRCC: 1) COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE PROGRESS REPORTS, 2) NONCOMPLIANCE REPORTS, AND 3) DMRS WITH AN ORIGINAL SIG- NATURE; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO E- LIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS; C) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS IN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME; AND D) CONTINUE TO REPORT ALL IN- STANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE CWA ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

Defendants (1)

• CITGO REFINING & CHEMICAL, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITGO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY EAST PLANT

  1801 NUECES BAY BLVD., CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, 78407

  Registry ID: 110000505640

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CITGO REFINING & CHEMICAL, INC.entered 1999-08-31

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-08-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-08-31Final Order Issued
• 1999-09-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-01-20Compliance Achieved
• 2000-01-20Enforcement Action Closed