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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Illegally Bypassing Wastewater Treatments (Richmond, CA)
Chevron’s Richmond, California oil refinery agreed to install additional water pollution controls and pay $540,000 to settle allegations that the facility violated the Clean Water Act when it intermittently bypassed a wastewater treatment system between 1991 and 1995 and failed to properly notify the public about toxic releases to the environment, in violation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The released substances included hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen flouride, sulphur dioxide, and sulfuric acid. Chevron’s Richmond facility is one of Northern California’s largest oil refineries.
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- EPA
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Administrative
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Announcement
- 10/15/1998