Click the link to read the article on the Denver7.com website (Robert Garrison). Here’s an excerpt:
February 5, 2024
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment slapped Suncor Refinery with a $10.5 million fine for air pollution violations from July 2019 through June 2021, the agency announced Monday. The Commerce City refinery must also double the number of air pollution monitors compared to the refinery’s original fenceline monitoring plan, according to the CDPHE’s largest enforcement package against a single facility. Of the $10.5 million Suncor has to pay the state, only $2.5 million of that is related to penalties it accumulated in the time period specified above and includes:
- Exceeding sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides emissions limits.
- Exceeding hydrogen sulfide concentration limits.
- Exceeding opacity and visible emissions standards.
- Failing to meet certain operating parameters.
- Violations due to causes other than power disruptions.
No less than $8 million will go toward projects Suncor must complete, the CDPHE said in a news release.