Colorado Gas Processor To Pay Penalty, Adopt Programs In Decree With Government

Mealey's (August 10, 2022, 2:14 PM EDT) -- DENVER — The United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, on July 25 filed a notice of lodging of consent decree, concurrently with a complaint, imposing a civil penalty of $3.25 million on a natural gas processor in Colorado who, according to EPA investigations, failed to maintain its equipment, causing the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that potentially contributed to dangerous levels of ground-level ozone in the Denver area....