# TOSCO CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52050`
- **Case Number:** 09-1984-0007
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $500K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- TOSCO CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE TOSCO REFINERY IN AVON, CALIFORNIA PROCESSES CRUDE  OIL FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF GASOLINE.  IT DISCHARGES ITS      EFFLUENT INTO SAN FRANCISCO BAY UNDER A STATE ISSUED NPDES   PERMIT.  THE REFINERY HAS A HISTORY OF PERMIT VIOLATIONS     OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS.  THERE ARE MORE THAN 100 VIOLATIONS   OF DAILY MAXIMUM EFFLUENT LIMITS AND 30 VIOLATIONS OF KNOWN  MONTHLY AVERAGE  DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS.                     DEFENDANT WILL NEED TO CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL TREATMENT        CAPACITY IN ORDER TO COME INTO CONSISTANT COMPLIANCE WITH    ITS PERMIT.  PENALTIES WILL BE SOUGHT FOR THE NPDES PERMIT   VIOLATIONS USING THE AGENCY'S PENALTY POLICY.                     THE STATE WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, SAN FRANCISCO    REGION, HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN JOINING                 THIS CIVIL ACTION.

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