EPA v. EUREKA HUNTER PIPELINE, LLC (CARBIDE FACILITY)

Case summary

ON JULY 15, 2015, REGION III ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER ON CONSENT ( ORDER ) TO EUREKA HUNTER PIPELINE , LLC, THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF A NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANT LOCATED IN HASTINGS, WEST VIRGINIA. THE NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANT RECEIVES FIELD GAS FROM A PIPELINE GATHERING SYSTEM, REMOVES HEAVY LIQUIDS, COMPRESS THE GASES, REMOVES OIL AND WATER AND ROUTES THE PROCESSED NATURAL GAS INTO A GAS PIPELINE SYSTEM. EUREKA HUNTER STORES THE NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS IN TEN 664-BARREL ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS. EPA CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE PLANT IN NOVEMBER 2014 TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 112(R)(7) OF THE CAA. EPA DETERMINED THAT EUREKA HUNTER VIOLATED THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM'S PROCESS SAFETY REQUIREMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AT THE FACILITIES COMPLIED WITH RECOGNIZED AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOOD ENGINEERING STANDARDS. WITH THIS ORDER, EUREKA HUNTER AGREED TO ENSURE PROPER EMERGENCY VENTING ON ITS TEN 664-BARREL ABOVEGROUND TANKS CONTAINING. ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER WILL IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY BY DECREASING THE RISK OF RELEASES OF EXTREMEMLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.

Defendants (1)

• EUREKA HUNTER PIPELINE, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CARBIDE FACILITY

  1 UNION CARBIDE ROAD, HASTINGS, WV, 26419

  Registry ID: 110064474466

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EUREKA HUNTER PIPELINE, LLC (CARBIDE FACILITY)entered 2015-07-15

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-07-15Final Order Issued
• 2015-07-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-05-19Enforcement Action Closed