EPA v. CROSS OIL AND REFINING COMPANY

Case summary

CROSS OIL AND REFINING CO. IS A PETROLEUM REFINING FACILITY LOCATED IN SMACKOVER, AR. THIS FILE WAS REFERRED TO EPA FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION BY THE STATE OF AR. CORC HAS NOTIFIED AS A GENERATOR AND A TSD FACILITY AND HAVE FILED A PART A APPLICATION. THEY HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO DELIST THEIR HAZ WASTE SINCE 1982, BUT HAVE YET TO HAVE THEIR PETITION APPROVED. * ON FEB 16, 1984 AN EPA LEAD CLOSURE/POST-CLOSURE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AT CORC. IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS FACILITY DID NOT HAVE A CLOSURE/POST-CLOSURE PLAN. THE FACILITY HAS VERBALLY COMITTED TO THE ADPC&E TO PROVIDE THESE PLANS BY APRIL 30, 1984. A LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE COMPANY DATED FEB 17, 1984, INDICATES THAT CORC INTENDS TO CLOSE THEIR SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE A CLOSURE/POST-CLOSURE PLAN PRIOR TO THIS ACTIVITY. * A GROUND-WATER MONITORING INSPECTION, PERFORMED IN JULY, 1983, INDICATED THT THE FACILITY WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH 40 CFR PART 265 SUBPART F REGULATIONS. ACCORDING TO MR. RICHARD MCDUFFEE, OF THE ADPC&E THERE ARE NOT ANY OTHER RCRA PRO- BLEMS WITH THIS FACILITY. * ACTION: A COMPLIANCE ORDER, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $22,000, IS BEING SENT TO THE FACILITY FOR FAILURE TO HAVE A CLOSURE/POST-CLOSURE PLAN.

Defendants (1)

• CROSS OIL AND REFING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CROSS OIL REFINING & MARKETING INCORPORATED

  484 EAST 6TH STREET, SMACKOVER, AR, 71762

  Registry ID: 110038160584

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008 — Res Conserv & Rec Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CROSS OIL AND REFINING COMPANY

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $19,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1984-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1984-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1985-08-19Enforcement Action Closed