EPA v. East Vacuum Liquide Recovery Plant/CO2 Plant-Lovington, NM-RMP ESA-FY 2025

Case summary

On July 5, 2024, EPA Risk Management Program Reporting Center sent a letter to Respondent, notifying Respondent of its failure to update the Risk Management Plan on file with the EPA for its facility located in Buckeye, NM (the ?Facility?). Facilities subject to the Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 68 are required to submit an updated Risk Management Plan at least once every five years. EPA?s review indicates that the update for the facility was not submitted by the required due date of June 12, 2024.

Defendants (1)

• East Vacuum Liquide Recovery Plant/CO2 PlantNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• EAST VACUUM LIQUID RECOVERY AND CO2 PLANT

  2.7 MILES E OF BUCKEYE, BUCKEYE, NM, 88260

  Registry ID: 110006091371

• EAST VACUUM LIQUID RECOVERY AND CO2 PLANT

  2.7 MILES E OF BUCKEYE, BUCKEYE, NM, 88260

  Registry ID: 110006091371

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• East Vacuum Liquide Recovery Plant/CO2 Plant-Lovington, NM-RMP ESA-FY 2025entered 2025-03-06

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $2,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2025-03-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-03-06Compliance Achieved
• 2025-03-06Final Order Issued
• 2025-03-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-03-10Air Resolved
• 2025-03-10Enforcement Action Closed