EPA v. MOBIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCING (ANETH)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
MOBILE VIOLATED THE S02 EMMISSION LIMITIN THE PSD PERMIT. THE PSD PERMIT LIMITS MOBIL'S EMMISSIONS OF SO2 TO 1.25 TPY. MOBIL WAS EMITTING 71.25 TONS PER YEAR OF SO2 FROM THE FACILITY ON A TWELVE MONTH ROLLING AVERAGE. IN ADDITION, MOBILE FAILED TO OPERATE THE THERMO COUPLE INSTALLED TO MONITOR THE FLARE'S PILOT LIGHT.
Defendants (1)
- MOBIL EXPORATION AND PRODUCING U.S. INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MOBIL OIL COMPANY
MCELMO CREEK, ANETH, UT, 84510
Registry ID: 110007198353
Statutes cited
- CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
- CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MOBIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCING (ANETH) Consent Decreeentered 2005-06-08
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $350,000 · SEP: $99,849
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1997-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-04-08Final Order Lodged
- 2005-04-08Complaint Filed With Court
- 2005-06-08Final Order Entered
- 2005-06-08Enforcement Action Closed
- 2005-06-08Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52857
- Case number
- 09-1997-0160
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- ORC2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1997-0160 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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