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PHILLIPS PUERTO RICO CORE, INC.

Judicial · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 5120

$473K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-1994-0216
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-1986
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

******FACILITY****** PHILLIPS PUERTO RICO CORE REFINERY ROAD 710, KM1.3, BO. LAS MAREAS GUAYAMA, PR 00784 ******************* SIC CODE 2911 ******************* PHILLIPS PUERTO RICO CORE, INC. ( PHILLIPS ), OPERATES A PET ROLEUM REFINERY IN GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO. AN EPA INSPECTION IN NOVEMBER 1993 REVEALED A NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS OF CLEAN AIR ACT REGULATIONS. THE VIOLATIONS INCLUDED A LARGE NUMBER OF EQUIPMENT LEAKS (FUGITIVE EMISSIONS) OF BENZENE AND OTHER VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ( VOC ) THAT WERE NOT REPAIRED BY THE DEADLINES IMPOSED BY REGULATION. THEY ALSO INCLUDE THE FAILURE TO HAVE OR PROPERLY OPERATE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR THE CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF BENZENE FROM WASTEWATER, WHICH IS ANOTHER SOURCE OF FUGITIVE EMISSIONS. FINALLY, THE VIOLATIONS INCLUDE A LARGE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS OF RECORDKEEPING OR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR EPA TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH, AND ENFORCE, THE REGULATIONS THAT CONTROL FUGITIVE EMISSIONS OF BENZENE AND VOC. * REFERRED TO DOJ ON 10/22/96 (MEMO TO FILE). THIS CASE IS A DIRECT REFERRAL TO DOJ EVEN THOUGH T

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