# PHILLIPS PUERTO RICO CORE, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `5120`
- **Case Number:** 02-1994-0216
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $473K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PHILLIPS PUERTO RICO CORE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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