EPA v. QEP (Tribal-Fort Berthold)(Oil & Gas)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
QEP and EPA signed an administrative agreement resolving Clean Air Act violations of the Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for 38 Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (?FBIR?) (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation). Emission violations were observed by EPA inspectors utilizing a forward looking infrared (FLIR) camera during field inspections of oil and natural gas production facilities in March 2015. The proposed settlement includes a $500,000 civil penalty and robust Directed Inspection and Preventative Maintenance Program (DIPM), including IR inspections and pressure monitors on all tank systems.
Defendants (1)
- QEP ENERGY COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
11-31G PAD
47.59505178, -102.4558939, MANDAREE, ND, 58757
Registry ID: 110064026343
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
QEP (Tribal-Fort Berthold)(Oil & Gas)entered 2019-06-06
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $500,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2019-06-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-06-06Final Order Issued
- 2019-06-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-06-21Enforcement Action Closed
- 2019-06-21Air Resolved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601876587
- Case number
- 08-2019-0049
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2019-0049 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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