EPA v. TOSCO REFINING COMPANY

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION . 2. TOSCO REFINING COMPANY HIGHWAY 23, P.O. BOX 176 BELLE CHASSE, PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LOUISIANA 70037-0176 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 110 OF THE CAA BY EXCEEDING THE PSD SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL OF BENZENE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICA- TION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• TOSCO REFINING COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TOSCO REFINING CO

  HWY 23, PO BOX 176, BELLE CHASSE, LA, 700370176

  Registry ID: 110010695667

Statutes cited

• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TOSCO REFINING COMPANYentered 2010-06-16

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-05-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-06-16Final Order Issued
• 2010-06-16Enforcement Action Closed