EPA v. Valero Port Arthur Refinery
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
. On November 18, 2011, EPA Region 6 issued a 3013 Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to Valero Port Arthur Refinery (Valero Port Arthur) located in Port Arthur, Texas. The AO requires Valero Port Arthur to perform environmental sampling to determine the nature and extent of releases of hazardous wastes at the facility. Valero Port Arthur must respond to EPA Region 6 by the Compliance Date(s).
Defendants (1)
- Valero Energy CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
PORT ARTHUR REFINERY
1801 S GULFWAY DR, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110000464006
PORT ARTHUR REFINERY
1801 S GULFWAY DR, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110000464006
PORT ARTHUR REFINERY
1801 S GULFWAY DR, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110000464006
PORT ARTHUR REFINERY
1801 S GULFWAY DR, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77640
Registry ID: 110000464006
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3013 — Monitoring, Analysis, Testing
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Valero Port Arthur Refineryentered 2011-11-18
Primary law: RCRA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2011-11-18Final Order Issued
- 2012-01-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2013-12-11Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600092977
- Case number
- 06-2011-0975
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-H
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Monitoring, Analysis, Testing
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2011-0975 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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