EPA v. K SOLV LP

Case summary

On September 29, 2015, EPA R6 entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order with K-Solv, L.P., a petrochemical products storage and handling facility located in Channelview, Texas. The CAFO is in response to permit violations discovered during a joint EPA Region 6-National Enforcement Investigation Center inspection of the Houston Ship Channel wherein the inspectors conducted ambient air monitoring at random locations using a Geospatial Monitoring of Air Pollutants (GMAP) mobile unit and subsequent records requests. EPA found that K-Solv failed to vent its stored acetic acid to a water scrubber as required, failed to maintain the necessary records during barge depressurizing and degassing operations, and used an unapproved monitoring method for volatile organic compounds. Since the inspection, K-Solv has spent over $1 million to upgrade storage tanks and associated equipment and to install a new, comprehensive electronic recordkeeping system. The company will pay a $51,000 penalty

Defendants (1)

• K SOLV LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• K SOLV

  1015 LAKESIDE DRIVE, CHANNELVIEW, TX, 77530

  Registry ID: 110005139251

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• K SOLV LPentered 2015-09-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $51,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-09-29Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-09-26Air Resolved