EPA v. HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY, INC. (DBA HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY)

Case summary

7/25/2024 ? ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON MARCH 21, 2024, INSPECTORS FROM THE EPA REGION 4, AIR ENFORCEMENT BRANCH, CONDUCTED AN ON-SITE COMPLIANCE EVALUATION OF THE FACILITY (INSPECTION). A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ADEM WAS ALSO PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, THE EPA INSPECTORS USING THE FLIR CAMERA DETECTED CONTINUOUS RELEASES OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM ON TOP OF THE CST-1 AND CST-2 STORAGE VESSELS DEMONSTRATING THAT THE FACILITY?S VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM WAS NOT COLLECTING ALL THE VOC VAPORS AND GASES BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE TWO STORAGE VESSELS, AS REQUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. ? 60.112A(A)(3). RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 C.F.R. ? 60.112A(A) BECAUSE THE FACILITY?S VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM (IDENTIFIED IN THE PERMIT RENEWAL APPLICATION AND TITLE V PERMIT AS THE COMPLIANCE OPTION), DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 40 C.F.R. ? 60.112A(A)(3), AND RESPONDENT HAS NOT EQUIPPED THE CST-1 AND CST-2 STORAGE VESSELS WITH ANY OF THE SYSTEM EQUIVALENT OPTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE LISTED IN 40 C.F.R. ? 60.112A(A). HILCORP, THEREFORE, IS FAILING TO MEET THE STANDARDS FOR VOC EMISSIONS IN 40 C.F.R. PART 60, SUBPART KA.

Defendants (1)

• HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY, INC. (DBA HILCORP ENERGY CNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY

  1340 RADCLIFF RD, CREOLA, AL, 36525

  Registry ID: 110010381256

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY, INC. (DBA HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY)entered 2024-07-25

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2024-07-25Final Order Issued
• 2024-09-05Enforcement Action Data Entered