EPA v. FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING LLC ET AL

Case summary

RESPONDENT VIOLATED RCRA REQUIREMENTS. On February 23, 2024, the EPA signed and finalized an amendment to an administrative order on consent with HF Sinclair El Dorado Refining LLC and Equilon Enterprises LLC D/B/A Shell Oil Products US relating to a oil refinery located in El Dorado, Kansas. The amendment makes changes to an existing order that the parties executed in 2011. Both the order and the amendment relate to the corrective action requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Respondents have completed investigations to identify the extent of releases of hazardous wastes and constituents at the facility resulting from operations. With those investigations now concluded, the parties executed the order amendment to memorialize Respondents' obligation to implement the remaining corrective actions.

Defendants (1)

• FRONTIER EL DORAO REFINING ET ALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING CO

  1401 DOUGLAS RD, EL DORADO, KS, 67042-3674

  Registry ID: 110000446134

• FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING CO

  1401 DOUGLAS RD, EL DORADO, KS, 67042-3674

  Registry ID: 110000446134

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3004VU — TSD Corrective Action
• RCRA 3008H — Interim Status Corrective Action Order

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING LLC ET ALentered 2025-02-23

  Primary law: RCRA

• FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING LLC ET ALentered 2011-10-27

  Primary law: RCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-10-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-12-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-02-23Final Order Issued