Air district fines Valero $3.25M over violations at Benicia refinery

Critical California oil refinery hit with $3.25M fine from pollution agency even after announcing closure

Valero’s Benicia refinery has been fined $3.25 million by the Bay Area Air District as it is in the process of idling operations at the location.

Air district fines Valero $3.25M over violations at Benicia refinery

(KRON) -- The Valero Refining Company has been fined $3.25 million over “multiple incidents and ongoing compliance issues” at its refinery in Solano County, the Bay Area Air District (BAAD) announced Tuesday. The multi-million-dollar fine comes as Valero is in the process of idling operations at its Benicia refinery. The violations, according to air quality officials, stemmed from multiple operational and equipment-related incidents over several…

Q & A: Valero fined another $3.25 million for 118 air quality violations at Benicia refinery

Valero Refining Company has agreed to pay $3.25 million to the Bay Area Air District to settle 118 violations of air quality rules in Benicia, California.