"A Bay Area company that supplies chemical products connected to the Chevron Richmond Refinery has been fined $160,000 for committing multiple air quality violations during a 10-year period, authorities said Wednesday. The penalty came from violations that occurred between 2013 and 2023, according to the Air District. They said the violations included the failure of the company to monitor and record pressure across its venturi scrubber, an emergency abatement device; failure to abate internal combustion engine emissions; and the late reporting of violations."
"The Air District is committed to holding facilities accountable in communities like Richmond, where residents historically have faced disproportionate air pollution, Dr. Meredith Bauer said in a statement. Bauer is the deputy executive officer of engineering and compliance at the Air District. The Air District said Chemtrade West has corrected the violations. They added that the money paid by the fine will support local products within the community that are aimed at reducing pollution."
The Bay Area Air District imposed a $160,000 fine on Chemtrade West US for multiple air quality violations at its Richmond sulfuric acid manufacturing plant linked to the Chevron Richmond refinery. Violations occurred between 2013 and 2023 and included failure to monitor and record pressure across a venturi scrubber, failure to abate internal combustion engine emissions, and late reporting. Chemtrade supplies chemical products used in the refinery industry and sulfuric acid is a byproduct of refining crude oil. The company has corrected the violations. The fine proceeds will support local products aimed at reducing pollution. Messages to the company were not returned immediately.
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