EPA v. Farmland Industries

Case summary

**VIOLATIONS: 1) No evidence of three year review of plan by owner/operator; 2) Plan does not discuss appropriate containment/diversionary structures/equipment; 3) Plan has inadequate or no discussion of personnel and spill prevention procedures; 4) secondary containment appears to be grossly inadequate for tanks and central treating installations; and 5) Tank battery installations are not fail-safe engineered because none of the following are present: (1) Adequate tank capacity to prevent tank overfill; (2) Overflow equalizing lines between the tanks; (3) Vacuum protection to prevent tank collapse; (4) High level alarms to generate and transmit an alarm where facilities are part of a computer control system. **ASSESSED PENALTY: $1,000.00.

Defendants (1)

• Farmland IndustriesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FARMLAND INDUSTRIES - WEST BARTLESVILLE FACILITY

  NW/4NE/4, SECTION 3-T26N-R10E, OSAGE, OK, 74054

  Registry ID: 110007387363

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Farmland Industriesentered 2002-10-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-08-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-10-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 2002-10-30Final Order Issued