EPA v. KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. AND KOCH OIL COMPANY

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. KOCH OIL COMPANY FACILITIES: 42 CRUDE OIL STATIONS IN TEXAS 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF THE NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (NSPS) UNDER SECTION 111 OF THE CAA. THE VIOLATIONS DISCLOSED WERE: 1) 44 FIXED-ROOF TANKS SHOULD BE FLOATING-ROOF TANKS; 2) 2 FIXED-ROOF STORAGE TANKS SHOULD BE FLOATING- ROOF TANKS; 3) THE COMPANIES WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHETHER 9 INTERNAL FLOATING-ROOF TANKS AND ONE EXTERNAL- FLOATING ROOF TANK HAVE APPROPRIATE ROOF SEALS; 4) COM- PANIES ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHETHER 19 INTERNAL FLOAT- ING-ROOF TANKS AND ONE EXTERNAL FLOATING-ROOF TANK HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSPECTED AS REQUIRED; 5) COMPANIES ARE UN- ABLE TO CONFIRM WHETHER 2 EXTERNAL FLOATING-ROOF TANKS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AS REQUIRED; AND 6) 2 FIXED ROOF TANKS WHICH STORE CRUDE ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS MAY BE SUB- JECT TO REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE THEY BE EQUIPPED WITH FLOATING ROOFS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, AFTER A REVIEW OF THE RESPONDENT'S DISCOVERY AND DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATIONS, AND PAST COMPLI- ANCE HISTORY, EPA WILL ISSUE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER TO SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (2)

• KOCH OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KOCH PIPELEINE CO., L.P.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (44)

• ANDREWS TRUCK 730 STA

  1 MI S OF ANDREWS ON HWY 385 W RD, ANDREWS, TX, 79714

  Registry ID: 110010654988

• GARZA STA

  13 MI S OF POST, ON CR 669, W 3 MI, POST, TX, 79356

  Registry ID: 110010726438

• INGLESIDE STA

  END OF HWY 1069, INGLESIDE, TX, 78362

  Registry ID: 110010654835

• SMITH/SABINE STA

  W OF LONGVIEW ON HWY 80, 1.1 MI S ON CR 42, .4 MI, LONGVIEW, TX, 75602

  Registry ID: 110010654960

• KATZ STA

  3 MI W OF KNOX CITY, ON HWY 222, 9 MI S ON CR 279, KNOX CITY, TX, 79529

  Registry ID: 110010643982

• HEARNE STA

  1/2 MI S OF HEARNE ON SH 6 AND 1/4 MI E ON FRONTAG, HEARNE, TX, 77859

  Registry ID: 110010655013

• PETTUS #2 STA

  1/2 MI S OF PETTUS ON HWY 181, PETTUS, TX, 78146

  Registry ID: 110010654844

• AMACKER STA

  16 MI W OF RANKIN ON HWY 329, RANKIN, TX, 79778

  Registry ID: 110010644017

• SMITH STA

  1 MI W OF KILGORE ON HWY 31, 1/4 MI N ON ACCESS RD, KILGORE, TX, 75663

  Registry ID: 110010644008

• COOKE STA

  HWY 82 & FM 3092, S ON FM 3092 TO FM 678, E TO 1ST, GAINESVILLE, TX, 76240

  Registry ID: 110010775982

• GLENN TRUCK STA

  3 MI NW OF ACKERLY ON HWY 87, ACKERLY, TX, 79713

  Registry ID: 110010644026

• KOCH PETROLEUM GROUP L P CC WEST REFINERY

  2825 SUNTIDE ROAD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, 78409

  Registry ID: 110000504918

• HAMLIN STA

  6.5 MI N OF HAMLIN, ON HWY 83, HAMLIN, TX, 79520

  Registry ID: 110010697610

• MIRANDO STA

  1 MI N OF MIRANDO CITY ON HWY 649, MIRANDO CITY, TX, 78369

  Registry ID: 110010775955

• HENDRICK/WINK STA

  4.5 MI S OF KERMIT ON HWY 115, KERMIT, TX, 79745

  Registry ID: 110010654997

• …and 29 more

Statutes cited

• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KOCH INDUSTRIES INC.entered 2002-02-27

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-12-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-02-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-02-27Final Order Issued
• 2002-02-27Compliance Achieved
• 2002-02-27Enforcement Action Closed