EPA v. AMIGO PETROLEUM, INC., A NEW MEXICO CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11045(C). 2. AMIGO PETROLEUM, INC., A NEW MEXICO CORPORATION 2501 EAST MAIN STREET FARMINGTON, SAN JUAN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87401 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA BY: I) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (BENZENE); II) FAIL- URE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999 (BENZENE); III) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (ETHYLBENZENE); IV) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999 (ETHYLBENZENE); V) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (TOULENE); VI) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999 (TOLUENE); VII) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (CYCLOHEXANE); VIII) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999 (CYCLOHEXANE); IX) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIME- LY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (N-HEXANE); X) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999 (N- HEXANE); XI) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (XYLENE-MIXED ISOMERS); XII) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999 (XYLENE-MIXED ISOMERS); XIII) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (1,2,4-TRIMETHYL- BENZENE); XIV) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999 (1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE); XV) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (METHYL TERT-BUTYLETHER); AND XVI) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999 (METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $57,896 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• AMIGO PETROLEUM, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AMIGO PETROLEUM INCORPORATED

  2501 E. MAIN ST., FARMINGTON, NM, 87401

  Registry ID: 110002138357

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMIGO PETROLEUM, INC.entered 2001-11-13

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $28,948

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-02-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-11-13Final Order Issued
• 2003-08-01Enforcement Action Closed