# BASIS PETROLEUM, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `37665`
- **Case Number:** 06-1997-0840
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $175K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $80K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BASIS PETROLEUM, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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