EPA v. MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC, A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A), AS AMENDED BY THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984 (HSWA). 2. MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION NORTH END OF HOUSTON AVENUE, EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY SPUR 214 AND STATE HIGHWAY 73 PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 77640 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY: 1) FAILURE TO MAKE A HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION; 2) FAIL- RE TO DETERMINE WHETHER WASTES MET LAND DISPOSAL RESTRIC- TIONS; 3) FAILURE TO SEND HAZARDOUS WASTE TO AN AUTHOR- IZED FACILITY; AND 4) OPERATING A HAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE UNIT WITHOUT INTERIM STATUS OR PERMIT BY FAILING TO MEET THE EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008(A) OF RCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $28,482 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• MOTIVA PORT ARTHUR REFINERY

  2100 HOUSTON AVE., PORT ARTHUR, TX, 776403399

  Registry ID: 110000464024

• MOTIVA PORT ARTHUR REFINERY

  2100 HOUSTON AVE., PORT ARTHUR, TX, 776403399

  Registry ID: 110000464024

• MOTIVA PORT ARTHUR REFINERY

  2100 HOUSTON AVE., PORT ARTHUR, TX, 776403399

  Registry ID: 110000464024

• MOTIVA PORT ARTHUR REFINERY

  2100 HOUSTON AVE., PORT ARTHUR, TX, 776403399

  Registry ID: 110000464024

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MOTIVA ENTERPRISESentered 1999-11-05

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $28,482

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-11-05Final Order Issued
• 1999-12-03Compliance Achieved
• 2000-03-09Enforcement Action Closed