# CHEVRON U.S.A. - RANGELY WEBER SAND UNIT
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `51156`
- **Case Number:** 08-1999-0032
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $375K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CHEVRON U.S.A. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CHEVRON'S SPILLS AT THE RANGELY UNIT BEGAN PRIOR TO JANUARY  1991 AND CONTINUE TO DATE.  THE SPILLS APPEAR TO BE CAUSED   BY A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS; HUMAN ERROR, LACK OF MAINTENANCE,  ETC.  BASED ON CHEVRON'S  SEEMIS  REPORTS FOR THE RANGELY    UNIT, APPROXIMATELY 11 OIL SPILLS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE   1994, THAT RESULTED IN DISCHARGES TO WATERS OF THE U.S. THE  TOTAL QUANTITY OF FLUIDS DISCHARGED AND DETERMINED BY EPA AS HAVING REACHED THE WATER OF THE U.S. IS APPROXIMATELY 27,048 GALLONS (644 BARRELS).  THE TOTAL PROPOSED PENALTY IS        $244,500.

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*Source: [EPA ECHO](https://echo.epa.gov/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*