EPA v. ChampionX Freeport-Freeport, TX-RMP ESA-FY 2026

Case summary

OnJuly 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 EPA for its facility located in Freeport, Texas(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 19, 2024.

Defendants (1)

• ChampionX FreeportNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NALCO

  2322 COUNTY ROAD 229, FREEPORT, TX, 77541

  Registry ID: 110000754167

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ChampionX Freeport-Freeport, TX-RMP ESA-FY 2026entered 2025-10-15

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $2,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2025-10-15Final Order Issued
• 2025-10-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-10-29Compliance Achieved
• 2025-12-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-12-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-12-29Air Resolved