EPA v. CHARNOCK ORDER
Final Order No Penalty
Compliance action
$4,000,000
Case summary
THIS IS AN AOC PURSUANT TO RCRA 7003 ISSUED TO SHELL OIL COMPANY, SHELL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY AND EQUILON ENTERPRISES. THE ORDER REQUIRES SHELL ET AL. TO ADDRESS AN ENDANGERMENT CAUSED BY DISCHARGES OF GASOLINE CONTAINING MTBE. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORDER REQUIRES SHELL TO PERFORM FURTHER DELINEATION OF THE EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION AND TO ANALYZE ALTERNATIVES FOR ADDRESSING IT. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REGARDING THIS ORDER IS COMPLETE.
Defendants (3)
- EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- SHELL OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- SHELL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHARNOCK SUB-BASIN MTBE SITE
MIRA VISTA DISTRICT OF WEST LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90012
Registry ID: 110010752505
Statutes cited
- RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHARNOCK ORDERentered 2000-09-05
Primary law: RCRA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-09-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-09-05Final Order Issued
- 2000-11-03Enforcement Action Closed
- 2000-11-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53654
- Case number
- 09-2000-0386
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- HAZ.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 09-2000-0386 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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