EPA Extends Hurricane Waivers to Arizona
11 October 2008
As a result of the disruption in the supply of fuel from Gulf-area refineries and pipelines resulting from hurricane Ike, as well as a fire at a fuel distribution terminal that temporarily shut down deliveries of gasoline to Arizona, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has temporarily waived the requirement that gasoline distributed and sold after 1 Nov 2008 must meet wintertime clean burning gasoline (CBG) requirements.
More than 80% of Arizona’s cleaner burning gasoline is delivered from pipelines that originate in Texas.
The waiver is in effect in all of Maricopa County, and in those parts of Yavapai and Pinal Counties where CBG is required.
Arizona’s state implementation plan (SIP) specifies different requirements for gasoline during the summer and winter months in certain counties. The requirement for wintertime CBG begins 1 Nov.
The waiver delays the effective date for the wintertime CBG to 16 Nov. 2008, allowing for the continued distribution and sale of summertime CBG, and will allow time for wintertime CBG, which was delayed due to the refinery and delivery disruptions, to be delivered to these areas. After that time, only wintertime CBG may be distributed from terminals to retail outlets in these areas.
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