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07-1994-0420JudicialClosedFY 1994· Region 07

EPA v. KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC.

Litigated With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$5,000,000

Case summary

CASE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY WORKED UP. CASE WILL INVOLVE SEVERAL FACILITIES WHICH ARE CRUDE OIL, AND GASOLINE PIPELINES. KOCH VIOLATED SECTION 311 OF THE CWA AS AMENDED BY OPA BY DISCHARGING FILL INTO THE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES. PENALTY UNKNOWN - MAY BE $1,000. PER BARREL DISCHARGED. STILL MEETING WITH DOJ.

Defendants (1)

  • KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (12)

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

  • KOCH AGRI SERVICE

    4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA, KS, 67220

    Registry ID: 110054619999

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 2000-01-12

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $5,000,000 · State/local: $5,000,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

  • 1994-03-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1994-06-17Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 2000-01-12Final Order Lodged
  • 2000-01-12Final Order Entered
  • 2000-01-12Complaint Filed With Court
  • 2000-01-12Concluded
  • 2004-01-15Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
45202
Case number
07-1994-0420
DOJ docket
90-5-1-1-4109
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
ATP
EPA region
07
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1994-0420 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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