The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has fined Phillips 66 $285,000 for a 2019 discharge of more than 5 million gallons of partially treated wastewater from its Rodeo refinery to San Pablo Bay.
The Feb. 14, 2019, discharge exceeded the “suspended solids” volume allowed under Phillips’ permits. Suspended solids from petroleum refineries may contain toxic byproducts of refinery operations that can harm aquatic life. No such harm has been observed in San Pablo Bay after the discharge, water quality officials said.
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