# CHEVRON - RICHMOND REFINERY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `53647`
- **Case Number:** 09-2000-0379
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $20K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CHEVRON U.S.A., INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS A  COMPLAINT AND CONSENT AGREEMENT/FINAL ORDER (CA/F O) SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMENCING AND CONCLUDING AN ACTION PURSUA NT TO  SECTION 325 OF EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. a 11045, ISSUED TO CH EVRON U.S.A., INC.  THE VIOLATION INVOLVES FAILURE TO IMMEDI ATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND LEPC OF A RELEASE OF OVER 500 POUN DS (THE RQ) OF SULFUR DIOXIDE ON JUNE 2, 1999.  A CITIZEN RE PORT TO THE LOCAL AGENCY PROMPTED AN INVESTIGATION BY THAT A GENCY.  AT THAT TIME (THREE HOURS AFTER THE FACILITY HAD KNO WLEDGE OF THE RELEASE), THE AGENCIES WERE OFFICIALLY NOTIFIE D.  A LARGE POPULATION OF NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING LAOTIAN RESID ENTS LIVES ADJACENT TO THE FACILITY.  THE COMPLAINT SEEKS A  PENALTY OF $20,000; THE CA/FO PRESENTS THE AGREEMENT OF THE  RESPONDENT TO PAY THE PROPOSED PENALTY.

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