EPA v. DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES, INC.

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. DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES, INC. 278 PIPELINE ROAD ARTESIA, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 88211 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED A POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF SECTION 112 OF THE CAA BY SUBMIT- TING QUARTERLY MONITORING REPORTS WHICH CONTAINED INAC- CURATE OR MISSING INFORMATION RELATED TO THE 16 HOURS OF EMISSIONS DATA, EACH INDICATING A ONE-HOUR EXCEEDANCE OF THE PERMIT'S SULFUR DIOXIDE LIMIT. 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)

• DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (6)

• DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES

  278 PIPELINE RD, ARTESIA, NM, 88211

  Registry ID: 110010658252

• DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES

  278 PIPELINE RD, ARTESIA, NM, 88211

  Registry ID: 110010658252

• DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES

  278 PIPELINE RD, ARTESIA, NM, 88211

  Registry ID: 110010658252

• DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES

  278 PIPELINE RD, ARTESIA, NM, 88211

  Registry ID: 110010658252

• DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES

  278 PIPELINE RD, ARTESIA, NM, 88211

  Registry ID: 110010658252

• DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICES

  278 PIPELINE RD, ARTESIA, NM, 88211

  Registry ID: 110010658252

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DUKE ENERGY FIELD SERVICESentered 2000-12-13

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-01-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-02-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-12-13Final Order Issued
• 2000-12-13Compliance Achieved
• 2000-12-13Enforcement Action Closed