EPA v. Valero (National Case)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This case is the Region 9 portion of EPA�s national petroleum refinery initiative, and addresses the following Clean Air Act requirements at Valero Refining Company-California's Benicia Refinery and Ultramar, Inc.'s Wilmington Refinery (see the Ultramar Martinez entry at 09-2001-0141 for information regarding Tesoro Refining and Marketing Corporation's Martinez/Golden Eagle Refinery): new source review and prevention of significant deterioration requirements; new source performance standards codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subparts J, VV, GGG; national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subparts J, V, and FF, and Part 63, Subparts F, H, and CC; and relevant state implementation plan requirements that incorporate or implement the above-listed federal requirements.
Defendants (2)
- Ultramar Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Valero Refining Company - CaliforniaNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (7)
VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA L.P.
3400 EAST 2ND STREET, BENICIA, CA, 945101005
Registry ID: 110033145353
VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA L.P.
3400 EAST 2ND STREET, BENICIA, CA, 945101005
Registry ID: 110033145353
VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA L.P.
3400 EAST 2ND STREET, BENICIA, CA, 945101005
Registry ID: 110033145353
VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA L.P.
3400 EAST 2ND STREET, BENICIA, CA, 945101005
Registry ID: 110033145353
VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA L.P.
3400 EAST 2ND STREET, BENICIA, CA, 945101005
Registry ID: 110033145353
VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA L.P.
3400 EAST 2ND STREET, BENICIA, CA, 945101005
Registry ID: 110033145353
ULTRAMAR INCORPORATED
2402 E. ANAHEIM ST., WILMINGTON, CA, 90744
Registry ID: 110000746658
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Valero (National Case) (Consent Decree)entered 2005-11-23
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $784,615 · SEP: $400,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2005-06-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2005-06-16Final Order Lodged
- 2005-06-16Complaint Filed With Court
- 2005-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-11-23Concluded
- 2005-11-23Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 158407
- Case number
- 09-2005-0208
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- 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 09-2005-0208 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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