EPA v. WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC (NC)(LEAD)

Case summary

THIS CASE INVOLVES PAST AND ONGOING VIOLATIONS OF LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR REQUIREMENTS OF EPA'S 2012 NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS UNDER SECTION 111 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT FOR CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2017, REGION III SENT A DIRECT CIVIL REFERRAL TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DEPARTMENT OR DOJ) SEEKING CIVIL LITIGATION AGAINST WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC ( WILLIAMS OVM ), PURSUANT TON SECTION 113(a)(3)(C) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(a)(3)(C), FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ( NSPS ) FOR CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION, PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION 111 OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7411, AND CODIFIED AT 40 C.F.R; PART 60, PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION 111 OF THE CAA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7411, AND CODIFIED AT 40 C.F.R. PART 60, SUBPART OOOO (SECTION 60.5360 - 60.5499)( NSPS SUBPART OOOO). THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS HAVE OCCURRED AT WILLIAMS OVM'S OAK GROVE FACILITY LOCATED AT 5258 FORK RIDGE RD., MOUNDSVILLE, MARSHALL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA 26041 (THE FACILITY ). THE RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT IS CIVIL PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR WILLIAMS OCM'S PAST VIOLATIONS OF NSPS SUBPART OOOO AT THE FACILITY, INCLUDING: (A) FAILING TO MONITOR CONNECTORS WITHIN THE TIME SET FORTH IN 40 C.F.R. SECTION 60.48a(e)(1); FAILING TO IDENTIFY CONNECTORS SUBJECT TO 40 CFR SECTION 60.482-11a(g); FAILING TO RECORD A LIST OF IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS FOR CONNECTORS OR DEBUTANIZER COMPONENTS AT THE FACILITY IN A LOG AS SET FORTH IN 40 CFR SECTION 604.486A(e)(1); (b) FAILING TO MONITOR 510 DEBUTANIZER VALVES WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THEIR STARTUP ON DECEMBER 12, 2014; AS SET FORTH IN 40 C.F.R. SECTION 60.482-1a(a); (c) FAILING TO MONITOR 4 DEBUTANIZER PUMPS WITHIN 180 DAYS OF STARTUP ON MAY 28-29, 2014, AS SET FORTH IN BY 40 C.F.R. SECTION 60.482-2a; AND (d) FAILING TO CONDUCT MONTHLY MONITORING OF A STABILIZER PUMP FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS, AS SET FORTH IN 40 C.F.R. SECTION 60.482.2a(a)(1).

Defendants (9)

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Bargath LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Discovery Producer Services, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Mid-Continent Fractionation and Storage, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Utica East Ohio Midstream, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Williams Field Services Company, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Williams Mobile Bay Producer Services, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Harvest Four Corners, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Williams Companies, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (26)

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, OAK GROVE

  5258 FORK RIDGE ROAD, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110069613065

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, OAK GROVE

  5258 FORK RIDGE ROAD, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110069613065

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, MOUNDSVILLE FRACTIONATION

  200 CAIMAN DRIVE, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110054890472

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, OAK GROVE

  5258 FORK RIDGE ROAD, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110069613065

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, OAK GROVE

  5258 FORK RIDGE ROAD, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110069613065

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, MOUNDSVILLE FRACTIONATION

  200 CAIMAN DRIVE, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110054890472

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, OAK GROVE

  5258 FORK RIDGE ROAD, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110069613065

• FORT BEELER CRYOGENIC PROCESSING PLANT SITE

  0.5 MI SOUTH OF COUNTY HIGHWAY 34 AND US-250, CAMERON, WV, 26033

  Registry ID: 110064842069

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC

  200 CAIMAN DRIVE, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110054890472

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC

  200 CAIMAN DRIVE, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110054890472

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC

  200 CAIMAN DRIVE, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110054890472

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, OAK GROVE

  5258 FORK RIDGE ROAD, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110069613065

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, MOUNDSVILLE FRACTIONATION

  200 CAIMAN DRIVE, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110054890472

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, OAK GROVE

  5258 FORK RIDGE ROAD, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110069613065

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM LLC, OAK GROVE

  5258 FORK RIDGE ROAD, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110069613065

• …and 11 more

Statutes cited

• CAA 113A — Violation of Existing Administrative Order
• CAA 112D — MACT Standards
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC (NC)(LEAD)entered 2023-12-23

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $668,250 · State/local: $346,500

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 2016-03-14Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2016-03-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-09-22Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2023-04-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 2023-04-20Final Order Lodged
• 2023-12-23Final Order Entered
• 2023-12-27Air Resolved
• 2023-12-27Enforcement Action Closed