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Sunoco Settles Alleged Hazardous Waste Storage Violations at Philadelphia’s Girard Point Plant

Release Date: 9/9/2002
Contact Information: Bonnie Smith, (215) 814-5543

Bonnie Smith, (215) 814-5543

PHILADELPHIA – Sunoco, Inc., has agreed to pay a $14,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at its Girard Point Processing facility, on 3144 Passyunk Road at Philadelphia, Pa.

EPA cited Sunoco for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal law governing the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA is designed to protect the environment and prevent costly cleanups by requiring the safe, environmentally sound storage and disposal of hazardous wastes.

EPA cited Sunoco for storing three 55-gallon containers of hazardous wastes for more than a year in violation of the facility’s RCRA permit, and improperly managing a 55-gallon container of hazardous waste that was open, and without required warning labels and storage dates, at the time of EPA’s inspection.

These alleged violations were documented in EPA inspections in June 2000. As part of the settlement, the company neither admitted nor denied liability for the violations alleged in the complaint. The settlement penalty reflects the company’s cooperation with EPA’s investigation, prompt compliance efforts, and agreement to resolve this matter prior to the issuance of a formal complaint.