EPA v. VAN HOOK CRUDE TERMINAL LLC

Case summary

US Development Group, LLC (USDG), and its subsidiaries USD, LLC (USDL) and CBRH Holdings, LLC (CBRH), will collectively pay a civil penalty of $2.4 million to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) associated with the Van Hook Crude Terminal crude transloading facility the companies formerly owned and operated in Mountrail County, North Dakota on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. EPA's enforcement action arose as a result of the companies constructing and operating the terminal before receiving a CAA Tribal Minor New Source Review permit, a clear violation of the CAA. The companies also violated several New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) requirements in 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart A and Kb that applied to the facility's storage tanks, including failing to notify EPA prior to commencement of construction of, and subsequent filling of, the tanks.

Defendants (1)

• VAN HOOK CRUDE TERMINAL LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• VAN HOOK CRUDE TERMINAL

  47.968056N -102.363889W, NEW TOWN, ND, 58763

  Registry ID: 110055570092

Statutes cited

• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• VAN HOOK CRUDE TERMINAL LLCentered 2020-07-06

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $2,400,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2016-03-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2016-04-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-02-18Complaint Filed With Court
• 2020-07-06Final Order Lodged
• 2020-07-06Final Order Entered
• 2020-08-28Air Resolved
• 2020-08-28Enforcement Action Closed