EPA v. TOSCO CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
Penalty assessed
$20,000
Cost recovery
$21,400
Case summary
FACILITY IS THE AVON REFINERY IN MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA. EPCRA 304/CERCLA 103: FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS WITH RESPECT TO TOSCO'S 4.29.91, 5.27.91, 5.21.92, AND 6.18.93 RELEASES.
Defendants (1)
- TOSCO CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
- EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TOSCO CORPORATIONentered 1996-09-13
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-07-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-09-13Final Order Issued
- 1996-09-13Enforcement Action Closed
- 1996-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52650
- Case number
- 09-1996-0032
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- RC-2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- Yes
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1996-0032 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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