EPA v. Chevron Phillips Chemical (LEAD)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Chevron Phillips failed to properly operate and monitor three chemical plant's industrial flares. This resulted in excess emissions of pollutants, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), various hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) including benzene, and climate-change-causing greenhouse gases.
Defendants (1)
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (10)
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642
Registry ID: 110020148008
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642
Registry ID: 110020148008
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642
Registry ID: 110020148008
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642
Registry ID: 110020148008
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642
Registry ID: 110020148008
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CEDAR BAYOU PLANT
9500 INTERSTATE 10 E, BAYTOWN, TX, 77521
Registry ID: 110007177768
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642
Registry ID: 110020148008
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642
Registry ID: 110020148008
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL SWEENY COMPLEX
21441 LP 419, OLD OCEAN, TX, 77480
Registry ID: 110071344446
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL PORT ARTHUR TERMINAL
2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642
Registry ID: 110020148008
Statutes cited
- CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Chevron Phillips Chemical (LEAD)entered 2022-06-02
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $3,400,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2015-03-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2015-10-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2022-03-09Final Order Lodged
- 2022-03-09Complaint Filed With Court
- 2022-06-02Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600404922
- Case number
- HQ-2015-0001
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- HQ
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- New Source Performance Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-2015-0001 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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