EPA v. ARCO OIL & GAS COMPANY_& SNYDER OIL CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$875,000
Case summary
ARCO OIL AND GAS COMPANY OWNED AND OPERATED THE RIVERTON DOME GAS PLANT IN RIVERTON, WY FROM 1963 TO FEB. 27, 1993. SNYDER OIL THEN PURCHASED AND OPERATED THE PLANT FROM FEB. 27, 1993 TO PRESENT. ARCO MADE 2 MAJOR MODIFICATIONS AND VIOLATED THE PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION(PSD) BY NOT OBTAINING THE NECESSARY PSD PERMITS. SNYDER BECAME THE OWNER AND OPERATOR ON FEB. 27 AND HAS NOT OBTAINED A PERMIT FOR THESE EMISSION SOURCES-THERFORE HE IS ALSO IN CONTINUOUS VIOLATION OFF 40 C.F.R 52.21 (B)
Defendants (2)
- ARCO OIL & GAS CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- SNYDER OIL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ARCO OIL & GAS
6 1/2 MI S OF RIVERTON, RIVERTON, WY, 82501
Registry ID: 110010750491
Statutes cited
- CAA 113 — Clean Air Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ARCO OIL & GAS/SNYDER OIL CO.entered 1995-01-05
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $875,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1992-12-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-09-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1995-01-05Final Order Lodged
- 1995-01-05Final Order Entered
- 1995-01-05Complaint Filed With Court
- 1995-01-05Concluded
- 1995-01-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49715
- Case number
- 08-1993-0276
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-2-1-1896
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Air Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1993-0276 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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