Suncor Energy reached a $300,000 settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations at the refinery, the EPA announced in a news release Friday.
During an inspection in September 2020, the EPA said it uncovered problems with prevention of chemical accidents, reporting of toxic chemical releases and acknowledgment of the community's right to know what was happening at the refinery.
Suncor will pay $60,000 in civil penalties and will spend more than $240,000 on emergency response equipment to address the issues with its chemical accident response.Earlier this month, the EPA rejected Suncor's request for an operation permit until Colorado regulators affirmed the Commerce City refinery was in compliance with state and federal clean air laws.
The 2020 inspection focused on the root causes of what happened in December 2019 when yellow particles fell from the sky and covered cars and equipment just north of Denver, triggering two schools to prompt a lockout. Earlier in 2019, a Denver Post investigation exposed the company broke the limit for an invisible toxic gas that can be deadly and failed to tell neighbors.
Suncor also"failed to timely report two [chemical] releases and failed to report sulfuric acid in their industrial batteries to the local emergency responders," according to the EPA.Denver 7+ Colorado News Latest Headlines | August 18, 11am The Follow UpWhat do you want Denver7 to follow up on? Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit? Let us know with the contact form below.
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