EPA v. MOBIL OIL BEAUMONT REFINERY
Final Order No Penalty
Compliance action
$1,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609. 2. MOBIL OIL BEAUMONT REFINERY 1795 BURT STREET BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 77701 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO NOTIFY THE NRC IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING KNOWLEDGE THAT A RELEASE OF AMMONIA FROM THE FACILITY INTO THE ENVIRONMENT HAD OCCUR- RED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $13,750 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.
Defendants (1)
- MOBIL OIL BEAUMONT REFINERYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MOBIL BEAUMONT REFINERY
END OF BURT STREET, BEAUMONT, TX, 77704
Registry ID: 110041990913
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MOBIL OIL CORPORATION BEAUMONT REFINERYentered 2000-10-09
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2000-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-10-09Final Order Issued
- 2000-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 40857
- Case number
- 06-2000-1244
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 6SF-R
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2000-1244 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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