Valero Benicia Refinery released 3,927 pounds of sulfur dioxide during a flaring incident April 20-24, Terry Schmidtbauer, environmental health manager, wrote Solano County Board of Supervisors on May 2.
Refinery flaring ‘a safety process’
Air Board: Flames actually ‘best possible alternative’ Flaring periodically occurs at all major refineries, and Valero Benicia Refinery is no exception. But as regular as the occurrence may be, the sight of flames coming from the top of smokestacks sometimes alarms residents. Flames from a Valero Benicia Refinery unit could be seen for miles Tuesday […]