"The company appears to have since addressed all the problematic monitors, and regulators are reviewing those fixes to ensure that they are in working order, the district said. Requiring Chevron to install and maintain its own monitors provides additional emissions data and further supports compliance and transparency, Dr. Philip Fine, executive officer of the Air District, said in the news release. Chevron's upgrades to its monitoring systems are an important step toward strengthened accountability and accessible information for the communities surrounding the refinery."
"We believe the existing monitors were sufficient and any potential instances of noncompliance with monitoring requirements were reported to the Air District, said the spokesperson, Caitlin Powell. While we agree data and transparency are a good thing, this requirement by the Air District comes at high cost with little benefit. It is a local example of the type of excessive regulatory action that is driving up costs in California."
Bay Area air quality regulators announced $900,000 in fines against Chevron for failing to upgrade and properly configure 20 air quality monitors at its Richmond refinery. The misconfigured monitors could not detect the full range of emissions, meaning high emission levels could go undetected and unreported, prompting nine notices of violation. The company appears to have addressed the problematic monitors, and regulators are reviewing those fixes to confirm proper operation. Requiring Chevron to install and maintain monitors provides additional emissions data and supports compliance and transparency. Chevron stated existing monitors were sufficient and criticized the requirement as costly with limited benefit.
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