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BASIS PETROLEUM, INC.

Judicial · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 37665

$175K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$80K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1997-0840
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTION 113(B) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(B). 2. BASIS PETROLEUM INC., A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDARY OF SALO- MON, INC. LOOP 197 SOUTH AND 14TH STREET TEXAS CITY, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS 77590 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VILATION OF SECTION 111 OF THE CAA BY: 1) FAILING TO RECORD DAILY MEASUREMENTS OF THE INLET AND OUTLET GAS TEMPERATURE OF THE VOC CONDENSER UNIT ON TANK 321 AND TANK 329, 2) FAILING TO TIMELY REPORT A MAJOR UP- SET OCCURRENCE AT THE FACILITY, 3) FAILING TO MEET CER- TAIN PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 5 OF REFERENCE METHOD 22 AND BY NOT USING THE REQUIRED OBSERVATION PER- IOD WHEN CONDUCTING THE INITIAL VISIBLE EMISSION TEST FOR FLARE NO. 3 AS A CONTROL DEVICE FOR THE MTBE UNIT, 4) FAILING TO ATTEMPT REPAIR OF THREE LEAKING VALVES IN VOC SERVICES WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF DETECTING A LEAK, 5) EXCEED- ING THE 250 PPM LIMIT ON EMISSIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE FROM THE CLAUS RECOVERY PLANT, 6) EXCEEDING THE PERMITTED E- MISSION LIMITS FOR THE CLAUS SULFUR RECOVERY PLANT'S TAIL GAS UNIT NO. 2 FOR PARTICULATE MATTER AND VOC AND NOT COMPLYING WITH A SPECIAL PROVISION OF PERMIT 8619A/PSD- TX-810, AND 7) FAILING TO MEET ALL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE RELATIVE ACCURACY TESTING OF THE CARBON MONOXIDE CEMS AT COGENERATION NOS. 1 AND 2.

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