# MARATHON OIL COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `29013`
- **Case Number:** 05-1994-0417
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $75K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- MARATHON OIL COMPANY (settlement)
## Summary

BY THIS LETTER, THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL          PROTECTION AGENCY(U.S. EPA ) IS TRANSMITTING TO THE          DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE A LITIGATIONREPORT THAT DOCUMENTS      VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S C.SECTION 7401 ET    SEQ., BY MARATHON OIL COMPANY .  MARATHON, THROUGH           ITSOWNERSHIP AN OPERATION OF A PETROLEUM REFINERY LOCATED IN ROBINSON,ILLINOIS (REFINERY) , HAS VIOLATED THE CLEAN WATER  ACT AND THE STATE OFILLINOIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) RULES GOVERNING OPERATION ANDLIMITING OPACITY AND PARTICULAR       MATTER EMISSIONS.                                                ON MARCH 2, 1994, U.S. EPA ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION  (NOV) TOMARATHON FOR THREE VIOLATIONS AT ITS FLUIDS          CATALYTIC CRACKINGUNIT-CARBON MONOXIDE BOILER (FCCU-CO       BOILER).  FIRST, MARATHON EXCEEDEDPARTICULATE EMISSIONS      DURING A MAY 12, 1993, STACK TEST, IN VIOLATION OFILLINOIS   SIP RULE 212.381 WHICH PROHIBITS THE EMISSION OF             PARTICULATEMATTER FROM CATALYST REGENERATORS OF FCCUS IN     EXCESS OF AN EMISSION RATEBASED ON THE WEIGHT OF MATERIAL    PROCESSED BY THE SOURCE PER HOUR.SECOND, MARATHON EXCEEDED   PARTICULATE EMISSION LIMITS AND OPACITY LIMITSAT ITS FCCU-CO BOILER DURING AN AUGUST 4 AND 5, 1993, STACK TEST,           INVIOLATION OF ILLINOIS SIP RULES 212.381 AND 212.123.       ILLIONIS SIP RULE212.123 REGULATES VISIBLE EMISSIONS OF      PARTICULATES MATTER BYPROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE INTO THE     ATMOSPHERE FROM ANY SINGLE SOURCE OFEMIS

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