EPA v. WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS CO. (PECULAR COMPRESSOR STA.), PECULAR,

Case summary

THIS CASE INVOLVES CLEAN-UP, BY TIME CRITICAL REMOVAL ACTION, OF PCB CONTAMINATION AT A FACILITY OWNED AND OPERATED BY WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS CO., KNOWN AS THE PECULIAR COMPRESSOR STATION. THE PECULIAR COMPRESSOR STATION IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH AND ONE MILE WEST OF PECULIAR, MISSOURI. THE PROPERTY ENCOMPASSES APPROXIMATELY 7 ACRES IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 32 WEST. THIS FACILITY IS PART OF A MAIN-LINE NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OWNED AND OPERATED BY WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS CO. COMPRESSED AIR IS USED TO START THE NATURAL GAS COMPRESSORS, WHICH IN TURN ARE USED TO MOVE THE NATURAL GAS THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION LINES. LUBRICANTS CONTAINING PCBS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED IN THE AIR COMPRESSOR SYSTEM. THE PCBS CONTAMINATED CONDENSATES WHICH FORM IN THE AIR COMPRESSOR SYSTEM. PCBS WERE RELEASED TO THE ENVIRONMENT ALONG WITH THESE CONDENSATES. THE PECULIAR COMPRESSOR STATION IS ONE OF SEVERAL COMPRESSOR STATIONS FOR WHICH WILLIAMS CONDUCTED SITE INVESTIGATIONS PURSUANT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT ORDER. WE ARE NEGOTIATING A CERCLA 106 ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT ORDER CALLING FOR WILLIAMS TO CONDUCT THE REMOVAL ACTION DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED IN THIS SITE INVESTIGATION.

Defendants (1)

• WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS CO PECULIAR

  243 STAND HARPER RD, PECULIAR, MO, 64078

  Registry ID: 110007374929

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS CO.entered 1996-03-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1996-02-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-03-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-03-21Final Order Issued
• 1997-03-21Enforcement Action Closed