EPA v. SANTA FE PACIFIC PIPELINES, INC. (A DELAWARE CORPORATION)
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$300,000
Case summary
10/30/97 THE STATE OF ARIZONA COMMENCED AN INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER BASED ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. THEIR INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE PREMIUM GRADE OF GASOLINE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH AT LEAST 109 MOBIL OUTLETS CONTAINED EXCESSIVE EHTANOL (13% TO OVER 40% ETHANOL). THE PRODUCT WAS BLENDED (IN-LINE) AT THE SANTA FE PACIFIC PIPELINE TERMINAL IN PHOENIX, AZ. SANTA FE PACIFIC PIPELINE SETTLED THIS MATTER BY PERFORMING EXTENSIVE REMEDIAL EFFORTS AND PAYMENT OF A CIVIL PENALTY OF $300,000.
Defendants (1)
- SANTA FE PACIFIC PIPELINES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SANTA FE PACIFIC PIPELINES TERM
51ST AND VAN BUREN, PHOENIX, AZ, 80543
Registry ID: 110010682699
Statutes cited
- CAA 211 — Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SANTA FE PACIFIC PIPELINES TERMINALentered 1996-09-25
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $300,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1993-06-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-09-25Final Order Issued
- 1997-10-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-09-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 57242
- Case number
- HQ-1997-0356
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- MOB
- EPA region
- HQ
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1997-0356 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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