EPA v. CSX OIL & GAS CORPORATION

Case summary

CSX OIL & GAS CORP. OPERATES A NATURAL GAS PROCESSING FACILITY NEAR EUNICE, LOUISIANA. FOUR TURBINES WERE IN- STALLED AND BEGAN OPERATING ON SEPT. 5,1985. ON MARCH 31, 1987, THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SENT CSX A LETTER REQUESTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO DETER- MINE WHETHER OR NOT CSX'S TURBINES WERE SUBJECT TO NSPS, SUBPART KKK. BY LETTER DATED MAY 8, 1987, CSX RESPONDED TO LDEQ INDICATING THAT IT HAD MISTAKENLY ASSUMED THAT SUBPART KKK DID NOT APPLY TO THE TURBINES. SINCE THE STATE OF LOUISIANA HAS NOT YET ADOPATED NSPS REGULATIONS COVERING SUBPART KKK, THE CASE WAS REFERRED TO EPA FOR PROPER ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON AUGUST 18.1987. ACCO- RDING TO EPA POLICY, A COMPANY IS DEEMED A SIGNIFICANT VIOLATOR IF IT FAILS TO MEET THE NSPS REQUIREMENTS AND A MONETARY PENALTY SHOULD BE COLLECTED FROM THE VIOLATOR. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1987, REGION VI ISSUED CSX A LETTER OF VIOLATION (LOV) AND THE PARTIES MET ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1987. SETTLEMENTDISCUSSIONS HAVE COMMENCED AND CSX APPEARSTO BE WILLING TO ENTER INTO A CONSENT DECREE RESOLVING ITS VIO- LATIONS. THE COMPANY HIRED A CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM THE TESTING REQUIRED UNDER SUBPART KKK AND HAS SUBMITTED ITS INITIAL SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.

Defendants (1)

• CSX OIL & GAS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TX GAS EUNICE

  1661 COULEE RD, EUNICE, LA, 70535

  Registry ID: 110001370935

Statutes cited

• CAA 113 — Clean Air Act
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CSX OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONentered 1989-10-23

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $30,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1987-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1987-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-04-26Complaint Filed With Court
• 1989-10-23Final Order Lodged
• 1989-10-23Final Order Entered
• 1989-10-23Concluded
• 1989-11-15Enforcement Action Closed