EPA v. TOSCO CORP
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$30,720
Case summary
INSPECTED BY: BIONETICS INSPECTION REASON: DETERGENT AUDIT INSPECTION DATE: NO. OF VIOLATIONS: DETERGENT AUDIT FOUND SEVERAL VAR AND RECORD VIOLATIONS. AT ONE OF ITS TERMINALS, THIS RESPONDENT FAILED TO ATTAIN TH E DETERGENT'S LAC IN ITS GASOLINE FOR 3 MONTHS IN 1997, RESU LTING IN THE UNDERADDITIZATION OF 5,200,000+ GALLONS OF GASO LINE. RESPONDENT ALSO FAILED TO CREATE MONTHLY VAR RECORDS FOR 23 MONTHS. RESPONDENT AGREED TO PAY 60% OF ITS PROPOSED NOV PENALTY, WHICH MORE THAN COMPENSATED FOR THE ECONOMIC BE NEFIT ATTAINED. RESPONDENT HAS UNDERTAKEN EXHAUSTIVE PREVENT ATIVE ACTION.
Defendants (1)
- TOSCO CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BAYWAY REFINING COMPANY (INC)
4210 G ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19124-4821
Registry ID: 110000872299
Statutes cited
- CAA 211 — Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TOSCO CORPORATIONentered 2001-05-16
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $30,720
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-05-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-01-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-05-16Final Order Issued
- 2001-07-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 57730
- Case number
- HQ-2000-0063
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- MOB
- Branch
- WFO
- 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-2000-0063 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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