This case is part of the national Petroleum Refinery Initiative (PRI), and will resolve known and potential violations under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq., at the Defendant's petroleum refinery located in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. The model for PRI settlements requires petroleum refinery owner/operators to agree to terms that address known or potential non-compliance with key CAA requirements applicable to petroleum refineries. These requirements, also referred to as the PRI marquee issues,are found in the following CAA regulations: New Source Review/Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality, 40 C.F.R. ? 52.21 et seq.; New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Petroleum Refineries, 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart J; National Emission Standard for Benzene Waste Operations, 40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subpart FF; and a set of regulations collectively known as the leak detection and repair (LDAR) regulations, which include NSPS regulations, 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subparts VV and GGG; NESHAP regulations, 40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subparts J and V; and MACT regulations, 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subparts F, H and CC.
EPA is seeking injunctive relief and a civil penalty in this case.
The negotiated relief requires the Defendant to install Selective Catalytic Reduction pollution control technology on two units at its petroleum refinery to reduce NOx emissions; reduce the sulfur content of fuel burned at the facility to reduce SO2 emissions; and implement an enhance