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09-1998-0035Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1998· Region 09

EPA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

THIS IS A RCRA 7003 CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDER AGAINST CHEVRON CORPORATION TO CLEAN UP AN AGING, DILAPIDATED, ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK IN AN ABANDONED FACILITY. THE TANK CONTAINS IN EXCESS OF TWO MILLION GALLONS OF WASTE OIL, WASTE WATER, AND SLUDGE, AND POSES AN IMMINENT HAZARD AS A RCRA SOLID WASTE.

Defendants (1)

  • CHEVRON CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • PRC PATTERSON INCORPORATED

    13331 NORTH HIGHWAY 33, PATTERSON, CA, 95363851

    Registry ID: 110000912601

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 7003Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • CHEVRON CORPORATIONentered 1998-04-10

    Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1998-04-10Final Order Issued
  • 1998-04-10Enforcement Action Closed
  • 1998-04-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1998-06-25Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
52912
Case number
09-1998-0035
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
RCR
Branch
HZ.W.
EPA region
09
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0035 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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