# COLORADO REFINING COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1989 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `48334`
- **Case Number:** 08-1989-0043
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $90K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- COLORADO REFINING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

A PSD PERMIT WAS ISSUED BY EPA TO ASAMERA OIL ON        FEBRUARY 28, 1979.  A MODIFICATION TO THIS PERMIT WAS        ISSUED ON DECEMBER 9, 1986.  IT IS VIOLATIONS OF THE 1986    MODIFIED PERMIT THAT FORM REISSUED THIS PERMIT; EPA          THEREFORE HAS PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF ITS TERMS.         PURSUANT TO THE 1986 MODIFIED PERMIT, FUEL GAS FROM THE  AMINE UNIT SHALL NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 0.080 GRAINS OF      HYDROGEN SULFIDE PER DRY STANDARD CUBIC FOOLT.  MONITORING   CONDITIONS REQUIRE DEFENDANT TO REPORT PERIODS OF EXCESS     EMISSIONS FROM THE AMINE UNIT.  REVIEW OF THE FACILITY'A     RECORDS INDICATED THAT FROM MARCH 11, 1988 TO MARCH 22,      1988 EMISSIONS FROM THE AMINE UNIT EXCEEDED THE EMISSION     LIMITATION.  EPA WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS PERIOD OF          EXCESSIVE EMISSIONS.                                              DEFENDANT WERE REQUIRED TO INSTALL CONTINUOUS EMISSION  MONITORS (CEMS) WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE  MODIFIED PERMIT, AND TO CERTIFY THE CEMS WITHIN 180 DAYS OF  INSTALLATION.  DEFENDANT PERFORMED THE CERTIFICATION TEST    MORE THAN 180 DAYS AFTER THE LATEST ALLOWABLE DATE OF        INSTALLATION.                                                     DEFENDANT WAS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE TEST     PROTOCOL FOR CEM CERTIFICATION TO EPA 45 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF  THE CERTIFICATION TESTING.  DEFENDANT DID NOT SUBMIT AN      ACCEPTABLE TEST PROTOCOL 45 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE TESTING.       DEFENDANT WAS REQUIRED TO PREPARE AN

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