# UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, SF REFINERY, RODEO
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52703`
- **Case Number:** 09-1996-0088
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $375K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- UNIION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (settlement)
## Summary

FACILITY AT 1380 SAN PABLO AVENUE IN RODEO, CA 94572.        THE REFINERY RELEASED REPORTABLE QUANTITIES OF HYDROGEN    SULFIDE AND CATACARB WHICH CONTAINS DIETHANOLAMINE.  UNION   OIL FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NATIONAL RESPONSE       CENTER AND FAILED TO PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP NOTICE TO THE STATE   EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION.  THE CATACARB RELEASE CAUSED  MORE THAN 1,000 NEARBY RESIDENTS TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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