EPA v. Total Petrochemicals/Cosmar Co (Styrene Monomer Plant)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On December 10, 2013, EPA Region 6 issued a Complaint and Consent Agreement and Final Order to Cos-Mar Company under its authority pursuant to the Clean Air Act. The order was issued in response to violations of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). The settlement includes a penalty of $84,050, performance of fugitive emission project (e.g., conversion to electronic tracking system, comprehensive evaluation of subject components), and submittal of plan for installation of a flare net heating value measuring device and natural gas control. Cosmar is required to pay the assessed penalty within 30 days of the effective date of the order.
Defendants (2)
- Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.Named in complaint
- Cos-mar CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA INC - COS-MAR STYRENE MONOMER PLANT
6325 HWY 75, CARVILLE, LA, 70721
Registry ID: 110000597319
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
- CAA 112D — MACT Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Total Petrochemicals/Cos-Mar Co (Styrene Monomer Plant)entered 2013-12-10
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $84,050
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2013-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2013-09-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2013-12-10Final Order Issued
- 2014-01-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400151369
- Case number
- 06-2013-3340
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-A
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2013-3340 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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