# CSX OIL & GAS CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `34251`
- **Case Number:** 06-1987-0225
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $30K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CSX OIL & GAS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

CSX OIL & GAS CORP. OPERATES A NATURAL GAS PROCESSING      FACILITY NEAR EUNICE, LOUISIANA.  FOUR TURBINES WERE IN-     STALLED AND BEGAN OPERATING ON SEPT. 5,1985.  ON MARCH 31,   1987, THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY      SENT CSX A LETTER REQUESTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO DETER-  MINE WHETHER OR NOT CSX'S TURBINES WERE SUBJECT TO NSPS,     SUBPART KKK.  BY LETTER DATED MAY 8, 1987, CSX RESPONDED     TO LDEQ INDICATING THAT IT HAD MISTAKENLY ASSUMED THAT       SUBPART KKK DID NOT APPLY TO THE TURBINES.                     SINCE THE STATE OF LOUISIANA HAS NOT YET ADOPATED NSPS     REGULATIONS COVERING SUBPART KKK, THE CASE WAS REFERRED TO   EPA FOR PROPER ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON AUGUST 18.1987.  ACCO-  RDING TO EPA POLICY, A COMPANY IS DEEMED A  SIGNIFICANT      VIOLATOR  IF IT FAILS TO MEET THE NSPS REQUIREMENTS AND A    MONETARY PENALTY SHOULD BE COLLECTED FROM THE VIOLATOR.      ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1987,  REGION VI ISSUED CSX A LETTER OF      VIOLATION (LOV) AND THE PARTIES MET ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1987.   SETTLEMENTDISCUSSIONS HAVE COMMENCED AND CSX APPEARSTO BE    WILLING TO ENTER INTO A CONSENT DECREE RESOLVING ITS VIO-    LATIONS. THE COMPANY HIRED A CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM THE       TESTING REQUIRED UNDER SUBPART KKK AND HAS SUBMITTED ITS     INITIAL SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.

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