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CHEVRON CO.

Judicial · FY1979 · — · Litigated With Penalty · 33655

$6.05M
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1979-0006
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Litigated With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

CHEVRON VIOLATED TEXAS SIP EMISSION LIMITS FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE AND PSD PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS WHEN, ON 10/01/77 IT BEGAN A MAJOR MODIFICATION AT ITS EP PASO REFINERY. BE- FORE THAT DATE CHEVRON HAD USED THE SULFUR REMOVAL SERVICES OF EL PASO ACID CORPORATION. ON 10/1/77, CHEVRON CLOSED USING THESE SERVICES AND THE REFINERY BURNED FUEL GAS UNCON- TROLLED FOR HYDROGEN SULFIDE UNTIL 3/6/79, WHEN THE COMPANY COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF ITS OWN ACID PLANT AND BEGAN ITS OPERATION.

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