# FLYING J REFINERY (BIG WEST OIL)
> **Judicial** · FY2002 · — · Litigated With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `51938`
- **Case Number:** 08-2002-0029
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BWOC, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

EPA REQUESTS THAT DOJ INITIATE CIVIL LITIGATION AGAINST BWOC, INC. FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR   PROGRAMS AT THE FLYING J REFINERY. THESE VIOLATIONS HAVE RESULTED IN THE ILLEGAL EMISSION INTO THE ATMOSPHERE OF      OVER 100 TONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, INCLUDING NUMEROUS HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS.

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*Source: [EPA ECHO](https://echo.epa.gov/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*