EPA v. COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION - CRAWFORD COMPRESSOR STATION - ACO

Case summary

This Administrative Consent Order (ACO) for Columbia Gas Transmission Company (CGT) with operations at CGT?s Crawford Compressor Station in Sugar Grove, Ohio, addresses violations regarding the New Source Performance Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities for which Construction, Modification or Reconstruction Commenced After September 18, 2015, found at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart OOOOa. CGT failed to repair a leak of two fugitive emissions components at its Crawford Compressor Station within the 2-year timeframe required by 40 C.F.R. ? 60.5397a(h)(3), and notified EPA in a letter submitted three days before the 2-year repair deadline. EPA noted that there is no mechanism in NSPS Subpart OOOOa or the NSPS general provisions for granting an extension of the 2-year repair deadline in 40 C.F.R. ? 60.5397a(h)(3), and because CGT had not repaired the leaks within the required timeframe, it was in violation of 40 C.F.R. ? 60.5397a(h)(3). EPA acknowledged that between September 2020 and June 30, 2021, the transmission and storage sector (of which CGT?s Crawford Compressor Station operations are a part) was not subject to the requirements of NSPS Subpart OOOOa due to the promulgation of a revised NSPS OOOOa rule. However, the subsequent repeal of that revised NSPS OOOOa rule via the Congressional Review Act and signature by the President in June 2021 reinstated the original NSPS OOOOa rule to which CGT?s Crawford Compressor Station operations were subject. This ACO requires CGT to come into compliance by fixing the leaks on the valve and valve actuator of Fire Gate Valve K-205 by April 30, 2022. Instead of blowing down to atmosphere the gas in the pipeline segment needed to be evacuated in order to complete the repair, according to provisions specified in the ACO, CGT will reconfigure units at the Crawford Compressor Station or use a portable gas compressor to recover gas from and reduce line pressure in the pipeline section to the minimum pressure achievable, therefore minimizing the gas that must be vented to the atmosphere to complete the repairs. This action will reduce methane, VOC, and HAP emissions by at least 83% from CGT?s original planned blowdown emissions. Repair of the leaks will address the violations of 40 C.F.R. ? 60.5397a(h)(3).

Defendants (1)

• CRAWFORD COMPRESSOR STATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CRAWFORD COMPRESSOR STATION

  2699 PUMP STATION RD SE, LANCASTER, OH, 43130

  Registry ID: 110000815538

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION - CRAWFORD COMPRESSOR STATION - ACOentered 2022-02-16

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2022-02-16Final Order Issued
• 2022-02-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2022-04-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 2022-04-20Air Resolved