Respondent is the owner and operator of a facility that produces olefins, ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), ethylene glycols, propylene glycols, ethanolamines, morpholine/Diglycolamine (DGA) surfactants. The facility is divided into nine process areas. The first area contains the propylene glycol unit G2. The second area contains the morpholine/DGA unit E7. The third area contains the ethanolamines unit E4. The fourth area contains the surfactants units E3 and E6. The fifth area are the ethylene oxide units F4, F6 and F8 and ethylene glycol units G 1, G5 and G6. The sixth area is the propylene oxide (PO)/MTBE unit known as F5. The seventh area contains the Receiving and Shipping. The eighth area contains Utilities. The ninth area contains the ethylene unit A3. Each of these processes at the Facility meet the definition of “process” as defined by 40 C.F.R. ยง 68.3.
EPA Findings of Violation