EPA v. CONOCO, INC.
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$38,775
Compliance action
$6,000
Case summary
EPA REQUESTS DOJ INITIATE ACTION AGAINST CONOCO FOR ITS VIOLATIONS OF NESHAP. ON 12/9/99 EPA ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE CONOCO ASPHALT PLANT AND THE REFINERY TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT AND TO DETERMINE FLARE TIP VELOCITY BY USING ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS. CONOCO NOTIFIED EPA ON 1/7/2000 THAT IT DID NOT INTEND TO CONDUCT THE PERFORMANCE TEST.
Defendants (1)
- CONOCO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
SUNCOR ENERGY (USA)
5801 BRIGHTON BOULEVARD, COMMERCE CITY, CO, 80022
Registry ID: 110032913024
SUNCOR ENERGY (USA)
5801 BRIGHTON BOULEVARD, COMMERCE CITY, CO, 80022
Registry ID: 110032913024
SUNCOR ENERGY (USA)
5801 BRIGHTON BOULEVARD, COMMERCE CITY, CO, 80022
Registry ID: 110032913024
SUNCOR ENERGY (USA)
5801 BRIGHTON BOULEVARD, COMMERCE CITY, CO, 80022
Registry ID: 110032913024
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CONOCO, INC.entered 2002-02-19
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $38,775 · SEP: $100,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2000-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2000-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-12-21Final Order Lodged
- 2001-12-21Complaint Filed With Court
- 2002-02-19Final Order Entered
- 2002-08-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51685
- Case number
- 08-2000-0288
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2000-0288 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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