An environmental penalty of $1.2m constituing civil penalty to resolve environmental violations has been summoned to ConocoPhillips' 146,000 bbl/day Texas refinery in Borger by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to violation of effluent limits in its Clean Water Act for over 2,000 occasions between 1999 and 2006.
The discharged water effluent was found to contain selenium and whole effluent toxicity affecting aquatic organisms. ConocoPhillips has managed to run the refinery in compliance with the regulations after the court order which also requires ConocoPhillips to monitor surrounding waters for selenium levels.
The discharged water effluent was found to contain selenium and whole effluent toxicity affecting aquatic organisms. ConocoPhillips has managed to run the refinery in compliance with the regulations after the court order which also requires ConocoPhillips to monitor surrounding waters for selenium levels.
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