EPA v. KOCH HYDROCARBON COMPANY, MEDFORD DIVISION

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 HYDROCARBON COMPANY, MEDFORD DIVISION HIGHWAY 81, 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF MEDFORD, GRANT COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 73759 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 312(A) OF EPCRA OR SECTION 109 OF CERCLA. RESPONDENT DISCOVERED 55 UNCONFIRMED EVENTS WHEN EMISSIONS OF NITROGEN OXIDES MAY HAVE EXCEED- ED THE 10 POUND REPORTABLE QUANTITY WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE OF VIOLATION AND MAKE A DETER- MINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• KOCH HYDROCARBON COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• KOCH HYDROCARBON CO

  HWY 81 1.5M S, MEDFORD, OK, 73759

  Registry ID: 110000711533

• KOCH HYDROCARBON CO

  HWY 81 1.5M S, MEDFORD, OK, 73759

  Registry ID: 110000711533

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 109 — Superfund
• EPCRA 312A — Emerg. Plan. & Commun. Right To Know Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KOCH HYDROCARBON COMPANY, MEDFORD DIVISIONentered 2010-06-16

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-12-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-06-16Final Order Issued
• 2010-06-16Enforcement Action Closed