Non-Compliance detail


  
Summary
 
Licence number: 837
Annual Return Start: 02 May 2007
Annual Return End: 01 May 2008
Date Received: 27 Jun 2008
 
Licence Condition numberType of non-complianceEPA actionsNo. of times occurred
L3 Monitoring Point 28 - exceedence of the pH 100 percentile upper limit of 9.0, for discharging effluent at Tabbagai Gap - 16/6/07. Appropriate Action taken by licensee 1
M2.1 Monitoring at FCCU#2 (Point 7) could not be completed for sulphuric acid mist and sulfur trioxide (as SO3) during the licence quarters 1 and 2 (2/5/07 - 1/11/07). EPA has written to licensee regarding non-compliance and relevant action 1
L3 Quantitative licence limit for Monitoring Point 34, 45F100X, was not met for sulphur dioxide. Sulphur dioxide reached 1518.2 mg/m3 for one hourly averaging period with the limit being 1370 mg/m3 - 30/7/07). Appropriate Action taken by licensee 1
L1 On 3 occasions a small release of crude oil (each release was estimated to be less than 1 litre) entered Botany Bay from pinhole leaks in Crude Receiving Line B on the wharf (31/10/07, 25/11/07 and 6/12/07). Appropriate Action taken by licensee 3
L9 The Caltex Community Concerns hotline received 76 calls regarding odour over the reporting year (between 4/5/07 and 29/4/08). Appropriate Action taken by licensee 1
L3 Quantitative licence limit for Monitoring Point 8, 45F10 (Common Stack) was not met for hydrogen sulphide (H2S). H2S reached 6.5 mg/m3 for one hourly averaging period with the limit being 5 mg/m3 (hourly average) - 30/4/08. EPA has written to licensee regarding non-compliance and relevant action 1
L2.1 Assessable pollutant load limit for benzo(a)pyrene (equivalent) (air) was found to be exceeded when calculated for the 2007/2008 reporting year. EPA to monitor future compliance with this condition 1