EPA v. FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING COMPANY (National Case)

Case summary

GLOBAL SETTLEMENT CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL PETROLEUM REFINERY INITIATIVE - FOUR MARQUEE ISSUES (1) NEW SOURCE REVEIW (PSD); (2) NSPS SUBPART J/FLARING; (3) LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR; AND (4) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR BENZENE WASTE OPERATIONS. REGION 8 IS THE LEAD REGION FOR THIS GLOBAL SETTLEMENT. Termination of the El Dorado KS refinery portion of the 2009 CD occurred upon filing of the 2020 CD, which occurred on 8/27/2020.

Defendants (1)

• FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING COMPANY

  1401 SOUTH DOUGLAS ROAD, EL DORADO, KS, 67042

  Registry ID: 110000446134

• FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING COMPANY

  1401 SOUTH DOUGLAS ROAD, EL DORADO, KS, 67042

  Registry ID: 110000446134

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING COMPANY (National Case)entered 2009-03-26

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $600,651 · State/local: $371,200 · SEP: $902,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2006-02-06Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2006-02-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-09-25Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2009-02-10Final Order Lodged
• 2009-02-10Complaint Filed With Court
• 2009-03-26Final Order Entered
• 2020-08-27Enforcement Action Closed