EPA v. TEXACO REFINING AND MARKETING, INC.
Penalty assessed
$10,300
Case summary
TEXACO IS A GENERATOR OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND AN OWNER AND OPERATOR OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS LOCATED AT THE REFINERY. RESPONDENT HAS DEPOSITED SOLID WASTES INTO SOILS, GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER AND SEDIMENTS. THE HYDROCARBON CONSTITUENTS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT AND POSSIBLY IN THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER INCLUDE BENZENE, ETHLY- BENZENE, ARSENIC, CHROMIUM, TOULENE, PYRENE ETC. THESE CHEMICALS MAY CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND WILDLIFE.
Defendants (1)
- TEXACO REFINING AND MARKETING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
TEXACO INCORPORATED
1ST STREET & LEAVITT STREET, EVANSVILLE, WY, 82636
Registry ID: 110000913389
TEXACO INCORPORATED
1ST STREET & LEAVITT STREET, EVANSVILLE, WY, 82636
Registry ID: 110000913389
Statutes cited
- RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TEXACO REFINING & MARKETINGentered 1996-12-18
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $10,300
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1995-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-01-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-12-18Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 50431
- Case number
- 08-1995-0287
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1995-0287 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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