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Company: Vopak Inc.
Current Parent Company: Vopak
Penalty: $168,000
Year: 2024
Date: October 31, 2024
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Violation Description: The Vopak settlement assessed a civil penalty of $168,000 and addressed violations at the company's for-hire bulk storage terminal, which stores raw materials, product, and benzene-containing wastewater from an adjacent facility. Violations included unauthorized emissions from external floating roof tanks identified using EPA'' geospatial measurement of air pollution technology. The settlement required the facility to conduct quarterly inspections of each floating roof tank, including rim seals; a permit and operations review conducted by an independent third-party auditor; and complete site-specific corrective actions.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Louisiana
Facility City: Hahnville
HQ Country of Current Parent: Netherlands
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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