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

Case summary

The Regional Judicial Officer issued a Final Order on March 30, 2016, accepting the Consent Agreement to commence and settle violations of EPCRA Section 312 and the CAA Section 112(r)(1), in connection with a compressor station owned and operated by Eureka Hunter Pipelines, LLC, and located at 1 Union Carbide Road in Hastings, West Virginia. Eureka Hunter Pipelines failed to timely submit emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms (Tier 2s) to the state, county, and local reporting entities for two hazardous chemicals it was storing on-site from 2013 to 2014. In addition, Eureka Hunter failed to ensure adequate emergency ventilation for the ten 664-barrel aboveground storage tanks holding condensate, an extremely hazardous substance. Eureka Hunter is in the process of completing improvements at the compressor station to add sufficient emergency ventilation for the storage tanks. In settlement, Eureka Hunter has agreed to pay a cash penalty of $38,847.

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][1] — Prevention of Accidental Release/General Duty Clause
• CAA 112R — General Duty/Accidental Release
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EUREKA HUNTER PIPELINE, LLC (CARBIDE FACILITY)entered 2016-03-30

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $38,847

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-03-30Final Order Issued
• 2016-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered