EPA v. BASIN REFINING

Case summary

FACT SHEET: * BASIN REFINING IS A FACILITY LOCATED IN OKMULGEE, OK, HISTORICALLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF REFINING CRUDE PETRO LEUM. REFINING HAS BEE CONDUCTED AT THE SITE SINCE ON OR BEFORE NOV 18, 1980. HOWEVER, IN LATE 1983, MOST REFINERY OPERATIONS AT THE SITE WERE SUSPENDED. IN 1983, BASIN REFIN ERY OPERATIONS AT THE SITE WERE SUSPENDED. IN 1983, BASIN REFINERY ENTERED INTO THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION. THE TRUSTEE FOR THE BANK- RUPTCY HAS APPARENTLY PROPOSED A PLAN FOR LIQUIDATION OF THE ASSETS. * NO NOV 8, 1985, BASIN LOST INTERIM STATUS WHEN IT FAILED TO CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE GWM AND FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMIT A PART B PERMIT APPLICA- TION. BASIN SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED TO SUBMIT A CLOSURE PLAN BY NOV 23, 1985, AND HAS NOT SUBMITTED A CLOSURE PLAN TO DATE. * ON DECEMBER 3-8, 1985, A CASE DEVELOPMENT AND SAMPLING INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AT THE FACILITY BY EPA AND RCRA CONTRACTORS. NUMEROUS SAMPLES WERE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE HAD BEEN RELEASES FROM HAZ OR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS. ACCORDING TO FACILITY PERSONNEL, HAZARD- OUS WASTES REMAIN ON-SITE, STORED OR DISPOSED OF IN VARIOUS UNCLOSED HAZ WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS. * THE DATA FROM THE CONTRACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE SAMPLES TAKEN HAS RECENTLY BEEN RECEIVED AND A LITIGATION REPORT IS IN PREPARATION. WE EXPECT THE CIVIL REFERRAL TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY NOV 1986. *

Defendants (1)

• BASIN REFININGNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• OKMULGEE REFINERY

  1001 N PORTER, OKMULGEE, OK, 74447

  Registry ID: 110000617878

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1986-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1986-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1990-08-03Final Order Issued
• 1995-09-18Enforcement Action Closed