The Shell Deer Park (SDP) complex includes both a olefins chemical plant and petroleum refinery. This case involves Shell's noncompliance with the various Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations (Benzene NESHAP 40 CFR 61, Hazardous Organic NESHAP 40 CFR 63, Refinery NSPS 40 CFR 60), and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) SIP rules. The compliance review started with an on-site inspection in July 2008 and CAA 114 Information Request in August 2008. The Consent Decree was entered on June 6,2014.
The Consent Decree (CD) requires SDP to: (1)Pay a $2,600,000 penalty; (2)Install a Flare Gas Recovery System at the chemical plant and conduct other waste gas minimization projects at both the chemical plant and refinery, at an estimated total cost of $90,000,000; (3)Perform three Mitigation Projects, valued at between $15 and $60 million, related to controlling: Wastewater Treatment Emissions ('North Effluent Treater Controls', NET), Emissions from Tanks ('Tank Controls'), Fugitive Emissions ('ACU and BEU Controls);and (4)Conduct two Supplemental Environmental Projects valued at $1,200,000, which involve: Fence line Monitoring of Ambient Air ('Fence Line Open Path Monitoring SEP', $1 million) retrofit of School Buses ('Diesel Retrofit SEP', $200,000).