# EXXON MOBIL CORP., U.S. VS.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `33340`
- **Case Number:** 05-2001-0719
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION (settlement)
## Summary

ON JULY 25, 2001, U.S. EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER    WHICH IDENTIFIES EXXON MOBIL CORP. AS AN OPERATOR AND        TRANSMONTAIGNE, INC. AS AN OWNER.  THE SITE KNOWN AS THE     MOBIL OIL REFINERY AND BULK STORAGE TERMINAL SITE, IS A      FORMER PETROLEUM REFINERY BOUNDED BY BRANCHES OF THE         INDIANA HARBOR CANAL WHICH EMPTIES INTO LAKE MICHIGAN.       EXXON SOLD THE PROPERTY TO TRANSMONTAIGNE IN 1994 AND IN-    STALLED AND OPERATED A FREE PRODUCT RECOVERY AND TREATMENT   SYSTEM.                                                      THERE WERE NUMEROUS SPILLS ON THE PROPERTY DURING ITS LONG   HISTORY OF OPERATION.  OIL WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN THE CANAL IN JANUARY OF 1995 AND EXXON INSTALLED CONTAIMNENT BOOM AS   RESPONSE AND REQUIRING THEM TO UNDERTAKE CONTAINMENT AND     RECOVERY MEASURE ALONG THE CANALS.  EXXON UPGRADED THE       ONSITE RECOVERY SYSTEM, BUT HAS NOT COMPLETELY CONTAINED     THE FREE-PRODUCT.  THIS ORDER REQUIRES THE FACILITIES TO     INSTALL AND OPERATE A RECOVERY SYSTEM SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT  ALL OFF-SITE MIGRATION OF PRODUCT.

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