# CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY2012 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3000010982`
- **Case Number:** 05-2012-5016
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

The Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery (P66) is subject to a 2005 Consent Decree, but EPA alleges that it has not been able to fully comply with all of the Decree requirements. Specifically, EPA has alleged that P66 has had significant downtime of continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) required by the 2005 Decree. Additionally, EPA alleged violations pertaining to the Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) requirements, the requirements of the Benzene Waste Operations NESHAP (BWON), and the operation of the Refinery's flares.

The proposed settlement addresses all of the identified issues. P66 is spend approximately $11 million to comply with the requirements of this settlement. Under the settlement, P66 will (1) undertake flaring minimization and efficiency measures, including early implementation of the requirements under Part 63, Subpart CC, related to flaring; (2) implement improvements to its BWON program that will improve compliance with the BWON regulations and reduce VOC emissions, including benzene emissions; (3) implement improvements to its LDAR program that will improve compliance with the LDAR regulations and reduce VOC emissions; (4) develop and implement an operation and maintenance plan to improve operations of CEMS; (5) pay a civil penalty of $475,000 and stipulated penalties of $515,000 (the State of Illinois will receive $60,000 of the civil penalty and $257,500 of the stipulated penalty); and (6) perform a $500,000 SEP to abate lead hazards in low-income 

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