EPA v. KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER CORP. SMELTER AND REFINERY

Case summary

The EPA alleges in the Consent Agreement, that Kennecott failed to provide environmental receptors in their RMP; revise and update their RMP within five years; provide an accurate five-year accident history in the RMP executive summary; properly document a resolution to recommendations from a process hazard analysis; annually certify an operating procedure was current and correct; conduct 33 inspections on temperature and pressure transmitters; document each inspection and test has been performed on process equipment; and inspect and test self-contained breathing apparatus equipment.

Defendants (1)

• Kennecott Utah Copper, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER CORP. SMELTER AND REFINERY

  11500 WEST 2100 SOUTH (REFINERY) &, MAGNA, UT, 84044

  Registry ID: 110009506347

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER CORP. SMELTER AND REFINERYentered 2025-09-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $211,351

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2025-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-09-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-09-29Final Order Issued
• 2025-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered