October 24, 2012
Motiva to pay fine in refinery settlement
Motiva Enterprises LLC will pay a $500,000 fine to settle environmental violations at the company’s Norco and Convent refineries, according to a preliminary agreement with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
The settlement includes a 45-day comment period, according to a DEQ letter to Motiva dated Oct. 3.
Motiva has until Nov. 2 to send the payment to DEQ.
The settlement stems from hundreds of violations from 2003 to 2010, according to DEQ.
Motiva admitted no wrongdoing.