EPA v. KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LP - APO/CAFO
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) for Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminal LLC (Kinder Morgan), Argo, Illinois, resolves violations regarding their Title V permit and associated construction permits and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline Facilities (Bulk Gasoline Terminal NESHAP). Specifically, Kinder Morgan failed to: ? equip certain tanks with a closed vent system designed to collect all volatile organic compound (VOC) vapors and gases discharged from the storage vessels and operated with no detectable emissions, in violation of its Title V Permit; ? control emissions from certain tanks at all times, in violation of its Title V permit; ? prevent the pressure-vacuum vent on its gasoline loading rack from opening at a system pressure of less than 18.1 inches of water column during loading, in violation of the Bulk Gasoline Terminal NESHAP and its Title V permit; and ? keep VOC emissions to the atmosphere from VCU-1 due to the loading of gasoline cargo tanks at or under the 7 mg/L in violation of its Title V permit. This CAFO requires Kinder Morgan to pay a penalty of $238,000 and resolves the NOV/FOV issued to Kinder Morgan on March 27, 2023.
Defendants (1)
- KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LP
8500 W 68TH ST, SUMMIT, IL, 60501
Registry ID: 110040985903
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LP
8500 W 68TH ST, SUMMIT, IL, 60501
Registry ID: 110040985903
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LP
8500 W 68TH ST, SUMMIT, IL, 60501
Registry ID: 110040985903
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LP
8500 W 68TH ST, SUMMIT, IL, 60501
Registry ID: 110040985903
Statutes cited
- CAA PART61 — National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (40 CFR Part 61)
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LP - APO/CAFOentered 2026-05-26
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $238,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2026-05-26Final Order Issued
- 2026-05-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2026-06-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604964372
- Case number
- 05-2026-5028
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (40 CFR Part 61)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2026-5028 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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