# EQUISTAR CHEMICALS
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32655`
- **Case Number:** 05-2000-0662
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $50K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- EQUISTAR CHEMICALS (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

FACILITY WAS ALLEGED TO VIOLATE RCRA SUBPART BB MONITORING   REQUIREMENTS DUE TO THE FAILURE TO MONITOR AND KEEP RECORDS. FACILITY FAILED TO CONDUCT MONTHLY MONITORING FROM 12/96     UNTIL 7/98.  FROM 7/98 UNTIL COMPLIANT THE FACILITY LARGELY  COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENT BUT FAILED TO IDENTIFY AND     MONITOR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VALVES AND OTHER PIECES OF   EQUIPMENT.  PENALTY WAS REDUCED FROM INITIAL COMPLAINT DUE   TO NEW INFORMATION WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FACILITY FAILED  TO MONITOR FEWER POINTS THAN ALLEGED IN THE COMPLAINT.  IN   ADDITION THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE COMPONENT WAS NOT SOUGHT BY EPA DUE TO ACTUAL COST DATA WHICH SUGGESTED    THAT THE AMOUNT WAS MINOR.

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