EPA v. HILCORP NORTH SLOPE - PRUDHOE BAY UNIT

Case summary

On September 30, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Resource Conversation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by Hilcorp North Slope, in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The implementing regulations of RCRA require entities that generate solid waste to determine if the waste is hazardous and requires that generators of hazardous waste must manage the hazardous waste in compliance with the RCRA requirements in order to protect human health and the environment. EPA alleges that Hilcorp North Slope generated hazardous waste at the facility and alleges that the company failed to comply with the conditions for exemption from RCRA permit requirements. Specifically, Hilcorp North Slope failed to make a hazardous waste determination; failed to send hazardous waste to a designated facility; failed to comply with manifest requirement; failed to place waste in satellite accumulation container; failed to mark or label hazardous waste satellite accumulation container with an indication of hazards; failed to comply with universal waste management requirements; failed to properly label a used oil container; failed to train facility personnel; failure to update the contingency plan; failed to notify as a healthcare facility. Hilcorp North Slope cooperated during settlement negotiations and has instituted new measures to prevent future violations. Hilcorp North Slope agreed to pay a penalty of $223,868 for the violations.

Defendants (1)

• HILCORP ALASKA LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (8)

• HILCORP CWTF

  PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734

  Registry ID: 110070256753

• HILCORP CWTF

  PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734

  Registry ID: 110070256753

• HILCORP CWTF

  PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734

  Registry ID: 110070256753

• HILCORP CWTF

  PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734

  Registry ID: 110070256753

• HILCORP CWTF

  PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734

  Registry ID: 110070256753

• HILCORP CWTF

  PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734

  Registry ID: 110070256753

• HILCORP CWTF

  PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734

  Registry ID: 110070256753

• HILCORP CWTF

  PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734

  Registry ID: 110070256753

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HILCORP NORTH SLOPE - PRUDHOE BAY UNITentered 2024-09-30

  Primary law: RCRA

  Federal penalty: $223,868

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2024-04-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2024-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-10-29Enforcement Action Closed