EPA v. UNOCAL CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THIS IS A CIVIL JUDICIAL REFERRAL PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT ASKING THE DEPT. OF JUSTICE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST UNOCAL. THE VIOLATION INVOLVES EMISSION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) FROM TANKS INSIDE OF PETROLEUM TRANSPORT VESSELS. THE UNOCAL ACTIVITIES ARE SUBJECT TO SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT RULE 1142 REGARDING MARINE TANK VESSEL OPERATIONS. EPA SEEKS BOTH A PENALTY (IN AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED) AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Defendants (1)
- UNOCAL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNOCAL CORP
PIER A, BERTHS 148-151, WILMINGTON, CA, 90744
Registry ID: 110000607371
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNOCAL Consent Decreeentered 2002-02-06
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $1,750,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1999-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1999-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-03-21Complaint Filed With Court
- 2002-02-06Concluded
- 2002-02-06Final Order Entered
- 2002-02-06Final Order Lodged
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53117
- Case number
- 09-1999-0055
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1999-0055 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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