EPA v. KOCH HYDROCARBON, L.P.

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, L.P. HIGHWAY 81, 1.5 MILES SOUTH MEDFORD, GRANT COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 73759 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED A VIOLATION OF SECTION 3002 OF RCRA BY UNAUTHORIZED DIS- POSAL OF A 55-GALLON DRUM OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALFICA- TION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• KOCH HYDROCARBON, L.P.Named in settlement

Facilities (2)

• KOCH HYDROCARBON, L.P.

  HWY 81 1.5 M S, MEDFORD, OK, 73759

  Registry ID: 110000711533

• KOCH HYDROCARBON, L.P.

  HWY 81 1.5 M S, MEDFORD, OK, 73759

  Registry ID: 110000711533

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KOCH HYDROCARBON, L.P.entered 2010-06-16

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-04-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-05-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-06-16Final Order Issued
• 2010-06-16Enforcement Action Closed