Hazardous waste handler · EPA ID CAD008361883
SANTA MARIA REFINERY, Santa Maria, CA: hazardous-waste inspections, violations, penalties
- 15Inspections on file
- 19Violations on file
- 10Formal actions
- $2,518,600Final penalties
Counts cover every year in the register file; the lists below are the dated events since 2017. The most recent inspection on file is dated November 5, 2025.
Identity
| Name as filed | SANTA MARIA REFINERY |
|---|---|
| EPA ID | CAD008361883 |
| Address | 1660 SINTON, Santa Maria, CA 93454 |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| Generator status | Large quantity generator |
| Industry | Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (NAICS 32411) |
| Most cited rule | Standards for generators (40 CFR 262) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | NPDES permit CAZ186159; ICIS-AIR source CASBC0000608300037 |
Cited to rcra_downloads.zip/RCRA_FACILITIES.csv; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Inspections since 2017
| Date | Inspection | By | Violation found |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2025 | FOCUSED COMPLIANCE INSPECTION | State | No |
| March 24, 2023 | NO LONGER A SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIER | State | No |
| May 11, 2021 | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | State | Yes |
| May 11, 2021 | SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIER | State | No |
| February 6, 2020 | SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIER | EPA | Yes |
| December 11, 2019 | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | State | Yes |
| November 18, 2019 | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | EPA | Yes |
| December 13, 2018 | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | EPA | No |
| September 19, 2017 | COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION | State | Yes |
Cited to rcra_downloads.zip/RCRA_EVALUATIONS.csv.
Violations since 2017
| Determined | Rule | What the register says | By | Returned to compliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2021 | 262.B | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Manifest Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | State | December 17, 2021 |
| May 11, 2021 | 265.I | Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers | State | December 17, 2021 |
| May 11, 2021 | 270.A | EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program General Information | State | March 24, 2023 |
| May 11, 2021 | XXS | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | State | October 19, 2021 |
| May 11, 2021 | XXS | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | State | December 17, 2021 |
| May 11, 2021 | XXS | State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements | State | June 3, 2022 |
| December 11, 2019 | 262.C | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators | State | April 14, 2020 |
| November 18, 2019 | 262.A | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | EPA | January 31, 2023 |
| November 18, 2019 | 270.A | EPA Administered Permit Programs: the HW Permit Program General Information | EPA | January 31, 2023 |
| September 19, 2017 | 262.A | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | State | September 21, 2017 |
| September 19, 2017 | 262.A | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | State | October 20, 2017 |
| September 19, 2017 | 262.A | Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General | State | October 24, 2017 |
Cited to rcra_downloads.zip/RCRA_VIOLATIONS.csv.
Enforcement and penalties since 2017
| Date | Action | Formal | By | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2024 | FINAL CIVIL JUDICIAL ACTION FOR COMPLIANCE AND/OR MONETARY PENALTY | Yes | State | $2,518,600 |
| June 3, 2024 | INJUNCTIVE RELIEF | Yes | State | |
| June 3, 2024 | INITIAL CIVIL JUDICIAL ACTION FOR COMPLIANCE AND/OR MONETARY PENALTY | Yes | State | |
| March 9, 2023 | INSPECTION REPORT W/VIOLATIONS (MAILED DATE) | Yes | State | |
| May 13, 2021 | WRITTEN INFORMAL | No | State | |
| October 8, 2019 | REFERRAL TO ATTORNEY GENERAL | Yes | State | |
| February 19, 2019 | INITIAL MONITORING,ANALYSIS,TEST ORDER | Yes | EPA | |
| December 31, 2018 | INSPECTION REPORT W/VIOLATIONS (MAILED DATE) | Yes | State | |
| September 21, 2017 | WRITTEN INFORMAL | No | State |
Cited to rcra_downloads.zip/RCRA_ENFORCEMENTS.csv.
Hazardous waste codes (EPA Biennial Report)
No federal hazardous-waste code is on file for this handler in EPA’s Biennial Report.
Cited to EPA Envirofacts’ BR_REPORTING (the Biennial Report, filed by large-quantity generators and treatment/storage/disposal facilities every odd year).
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