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Chevron Satisfied With Resolution of Falsified Environmental Reports Case

26 June 1998

Chevron Satisfied With Resolution of Falsified Environmental Reports Case

    OAKLAND, Calif., June 25 -- Chevron Products Company
said it is satisfied with today's resolution of a two-year
investigation into the falsification of environmental reports for three former
Bay Area service station sites.
    Alterations in test data were apparently made by a former Chevron
employee, who pleaded nolo contendre to three misdemeanor charges in Berkeley
Municipal Court today, and was sentenced.
    Another Chevron employee, who was assigned the files after the first
employee left the company, discovered the alterations in test data.  Chevron
immediately reported the discrepancies to the proper government agencies and
began a thorough investigation with independent experts.  Chevron has
cooperated fully with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office in its
investigation.
    "The alterations to the reports did not affect the safety of these sites,"
said Jeff Hartwig, manager of Chevron's site assessment and remediation group.
"But the numbers were changed and that is not acceptable to us under any
circumstances or for any reason.  We have thoroughly investigated the sites,
along with our own internal processes, and are confident that these were
isolated incidents involving one past employee and that the properties are
safe."
    The test results involve three former service station sites (two in
Berkeley and one in San Lorenzo), which have been cleaned and monitored over a
period of time.  It is standard operating procedure to conduct environmental
tests to ensure the safety of closed service stations, and Chevron uses
independent, state licensed consultants and laboratories to do much of this
testing.