EPA v. SHELL OIL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$2,050,000
Case summary
SHELL OIL CO. OWNS AND OPERATES AN OIL REFINERY AND MANUFACTURING COMPLEX LOCATED IN MARTINEZ CALIFORNIA. THIS CASE ARISES UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND CONCERNS VIOLA- TIONS OF SHELL'S NPDES PERMIT AS WELL AS VIOLATIONS OF SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COURT MEASURE (SPCC) REGULATIONS PROMULATED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF SECTION 311 OF THE ACT. ON APRIL 22-23, 1988 THERE WAS AN OIL SPILL FROM SHELL'S FACILITY THAT DISCHARGED APPROXIMATELY 450,000 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL INTO A SLOUGH, ADJACENT WETLANDS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY. THIS SPILL RESULTED IN VIOLATIONS OF SHELL'S NPDES PERMIT AND WAS CAUSED BY VIOLATIONS OF SHELL'S SPCC PLAN AND REGULATIONS. THIS ENFORCEMENT ACTION VIOLATIONS OF SHELL'S SPCC PLAN AND REGUALTIONS. THIS ENFORCEMENT ACTION IS SEEKING INJUNCTION RELIEF FOR DAMAGES TO NATURAL RESOUCES, PENALTIES AND COST RECOVERY. EPA IS ONE OF SEVERAL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL AGENCIES PURSUING A COORDINATED ACTION.
Defendants (1)
- SHELL OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
SHELL MARTINEZ REFINING COMPANY
3485 PACHECO BOULEVARD, MARTINEZ, CA, 94553
Registry ID: 110000483245
SHELL MARTINEZ REFINING COMPANY
3485 PACHECO BOULEVARD, MARTINEZ, CA, 94553
Registry ID: 110000483245
SHELL MARTINEZ REFINING COMPANY
3485 PACHECO BOULEVARD, MARTINEZ, CA, 94553
Registry ID: 110000483245
SHELL MARTINEZ REFINING COMPANY
3485 PACHECO BOULEVARD, MARTINEZ, CA, 94553
Registry ID: 110000483245
Statutes cited
- CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SHELL OIL COMPANYentered 1990-03-26
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $2,050,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1988-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1989-01-12Returned To Region
- 1989-09-21Rereferred
- 1989-11-20Complaint Filed With Court
- 1990-03-26Final Order Lodged
- 1990-03-26Final Order Entered
- 1990-03-26Concluded
- 1990-04-06Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52140
- Case number
- 09-1988-0014
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1988-0014 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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