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Enforcement Case Report Submit a General Comment Data Dictionary

For Public Release - Unrestricted Dissemination.   Report Generated on 09/10/10
US Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Data Dictionary
Case Number: 02-2010-3801    
Case Name:Caribbean Petroleum Refining, L.P. (CAPECO)   
Case Type:Administrative - FormalResult of Voluntary Disclosure? No
Case Status:ClosedMulti-media Case? No
Regional Docket Number:CWA-02-2010-3801Enforcement Type: CWA 311C AO For Removal
Relief Sought:No DataViolations:Oil Spill Violation Under CWA/OPA
Enforcement Outcome:Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication   

Penalties:
 *EPA settles the vast majority of its enforcement actions and almost all of these cases are settled without an admission of liability. The agreement to pay a penalty as part of a settllement does not necessarily reflect an admission of liability for environmental violations by the company.
Total Federal Penalty* Assessed or Agreed To (not necessarily an admission of liability) Total State/Local Penalty AssessedTotal SEP CostTotal Compliance Action Cost Total Cost Recovery
   $15,000,000  

Case Summary: Data Dictionary
EPA issued a Unilateral Order to Caribbean Petroleum
Refining, L.P. for the removal of contaminated soils and
water that resulted from the release of oil and
oil-contaminated runoff after an explosion and fire occurred
at CPR Terminal on October 23, 2010. As a result of the
explosion and fire, many of the tanks at CPR's facility
spilled their content. Significant amounts of oil and
oil-contaminated runoff escaped into wetlands and water
bodies immediately north of the facility. The estimated
volume of oil directly discharged to the Las Lajas Creek,
the wetland area downstream, and into the ground water,
consisting primarily of a mixture of gasoline, jet fuel,
Bunker C and/or diesel fuel is not fully quantified, but
poses a threat of further discharge to the San Juan Bay.

Data Dictionary
 Laws and Sections:    Citations:
Law Sections Programs
CWA 311B Spills
RCRA 7003 Imminent & Substantial Endangerment - Order for Hazardous Waste
CWA 311C2/311E Spills
Title Part Section
No Data Records Returned

Program Links:
FRS NumberProgramProgram ID
110008471956ICIS44230

Facilities: Data Dictionary
FRS NumberFacility NameAddress City NameStateZipSIC Codes NAIC Codes
110008471956 CARIBBEAN PETROLEUM REFINERY L.P.STATE RD #28, LUCHETTI INDUSTRIES PARKBAYAMON PR00961  

Defendants: Data Dictionary
Defendant NameNamed in Complaint Named in Settlement
Caribbean Petroleum Refining, L.P.NAY

Case Milestones: Data Dictionary
EventActual Date
Final Order Issued02/19/2010
Enforcement Action Closed02/19/2010

Pollutants: Data Dictionary
Pollutant NameChemical Abstract Number
No Data Records Returned


Data Dictionary
Enforcement Conclusion 1
Enforcement Conclusion Type:Administrative Compliance Orders
Enforcement Conclusion Name:Caribbean Petroleum Refining, L.P. (CAPECO)
Facilities in Settlement (FRS ID):110008471956
Settlement Entered Date:02/19/2010
Settlement Lodged Date: 

Enforcement Conclusion Dollar Amounts:
Federal Penalty Assessed or Agreed ToState/Local Penalty Assessed SEP CostCompliance Action CostCost Recovery
   $15,000,000  

Pollutant Reductions:
PollutantAnnual AmountUnits MediaSEP or Comp
Contaminated soil3,000yd3SIL C
Distillate (oil)10,704,750GalsSWT C

Improvements in Reporting:
PollutantAverage Annual ValueUnits Media
No Data Records Returned

Complying Actions:
Complying Action TypeText Description
 Removal of Contaminated Medium NA
 Removal of spill NA

Supplemental Environmental Projects:
CategoriesDescription
No Data Records Returned

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This report was generated by the Integrated Data for Enforcement Analysis (IDEA)
system, which updates its information from program databases monthly. The data were
last updated: ICIS: 08/13/2010
Version 12/03/08


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