EPA v. CONOCO, INC./CONTINENTAL PIPELINE COMPANY

Case summary

06/01/92: THIS IS A DIRECT CIVIL REFERRAL TO THE DOJ FOR AN ACTION AGAINST CONOCO, INC. AND THE CONTINENTAL PIPELINE COMPANY. THE DEFENDANT IN THIS MATTER, GENERATED AND CONTRIBUTED REFINERY WASTES AT THE POWDER RIVER CRUDE PROCESSORS LOCATED NEAR GLENROCK, WYOMING IN NATRONA COUNTY. THESE WASTES HAVE BEEN ABANDONED SINCE 1988 IN OPEN UNLINED PITS, ABOVEGROUND TANKS, AND OTHER IMPOUNDMENTS, CONSTITUTING AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND SURROUNDING WILDLIFE. ON 10/18/91, EPA ISSUED AN ORDER UNDER RCRA 7003 TO CONOCO AND CONTINENTAL PIPELINE COMPANY TO ABATE THE ENDANGERMENT THROUGH REMEDIATION. CONOCO AND CONTINENTAL PIPELINE HAVE REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER, RESULTING IN THIS REFERRAL SEEKING INJUCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTIES THROUGH JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT.

Defendants (2)

• CONOCO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CONTINENTAL PIPELINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• POWDER RIVER CRUDE PROCESSORS

  211 BIG MUDDY RD, GLENROCK, WY, 82637

  Registry ID: 110010670531

Statutes cited

• RCRA 7003 — Imminent Order: Solid or Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CONOCO, INC./CONTINENTAL PIPELINE COMPANYentered 1994-06-20

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $75,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1992-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1992-06-01Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1993-02-19Complaint Filed With Court
• 1994-06-20Final Order Lodged
• 1994-06-20Final Order Entered
• 1994-06-20Concluded