EPA v. TPIC WEEKS ISLAND EAST FACILITY-LYDIA,LA-CAFO ECDAT-FY2024

Case summary

Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC) owns and operates three facilities in the Weeks Island area of Louisiana. Weeks East is a crude oil and natural gas production facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, a minor source and, at the time of the investigation, operated under Permit No. 1260-00045-07. This permit was issued by LDEQ on June 27, 2018. TPIC violated its permit by releasing to atmosphere unauthorized VOC emissions from tanks and failing to maintain housekeeping and maintenance practices to prevent the releases.

Defendants (1)

• Texas Petroleum Investment CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• WEEKS ISLAND EAST FACILITY

  7 MI S OF, LYDIA, LA, 70569

  Registry ID: 110033667020

• WEEKS ISLAND EAST FACILITY

  7 MI S OF, LYDIA, LA, 70569

  Registry ID: 110033667020

Statutes cited

• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• CAA TITLE5 — Title V Permits

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TPIC WEEKS ISLAND EAST FACILITY-LYDIA,LA-CAFO ECDAT-FY2024entered 2024-04-03

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $507,200

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2024-03-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-04-03Final Order Issued
• 2024-04-11Enforcement Action Data Entered