EPA v. Tosco Refining Company
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This is an Administrative Penalty complaint pursuant to EPCRA 313 issued to Tosco Refining Co. The violations involve both data quality errors and failure to file Form R for a number of chemicals for a number of years. Some of the violations were split out and a separate complaint was filed against the previous owner (UNOCAL). The proposed penalty in this action is $528,000.
Defendants (1)
- Tosco Refining CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WILMINGTON REFINERY - CONOCOPHILLIPS (TOSCO)
1660 W. ANAHEIM STREET, WILMINGTON, CA, 90744
Registry ID: 110000476235
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Tosco Refining Company Consent Agreemententered 2003-01-23
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $150,975
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2002-06-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2002-11-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-01-23Final Order Issued
- 2003-03-18Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 88567
- Case number
- 09-2002-0186
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2002-0186 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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