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06-1983-0033Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1983· Region 06

EPA v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM-LEE NATURAL GAS

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$10,560

Case summary

PHILLIPS 66 EUNICE NATURAL GAS CONDUCTED ITS BUSINESS FROM ABOUT NOV 1980 TO JUNE 1982 OF PROCESSING RAW NATURAL GAS FOR LIQUID HYDROCARBON RECOVERY AT WEST STAR ROUTE, LOVINGTON, NEW MEXICO. * JUNE 16, 1982 EUNICE NATURAL GAS WITHDREW ITS RCRA HAZ WASTE NOTIFICATION & PART A PERMIT APPLICATION AFTER RE- VIEWING THE APPLICATION INCORRECTLY. * FEB 18, 1983 EPA ISSUED A WARNING LETTER FOR FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR HAZ WASTE FOR THE YEAR OF 1981. * MARCH 31, 1983 EUNICE RESPONDED & STATED THAT WASTE HAD BEEN DISPOSED AT THEIR FACILITY. EUNICE GAS WAS CITED FOR OPERATING WITHOUT A PART A PERMIT APPLICATION & WITHOUT A HAZ WASTE DETERMINATION. * SEPT 27, 1983 A COMPLIANCE ORDER WAS ISSUED - A PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY OF $17,600. A FINAL ORDER WAS ISSUED ON9/24/8 4 FOR $10,560 WAS ASSESSED & COLLECTED. CASE CONCLUDED.

Defendants (1)

  • PHILLIPS PETROLEUM-LEE NATURAL GASNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • PHILLIPS 66 LEE PLANT

    WEST STAR ROUTE, LOVINGTON, NM, 88260

    Registry ID: 110007973997

Statutes cited

  • RCRA 3008Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • PHILLIPS PETROLEUM-LEE NATURAL GAS

    Primary law: RCRA

    Federal penalty: $10,560

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 1983-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1983-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1984-08-27Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
33776
Case number
06-1983-0033
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
RCR
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Res Conserv & Rec Act

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1983-0033 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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