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The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Flying Pig Pipeline, L.P. – Hot Link Compressor Station (“Flying Pig”) entered into an October 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a General Air Permit. See LIS No. 21-099.

The CAO provides that Flying Pig owns and operates a natural gas compressor station (“Facility”) in Independence County, Arkansas.

The Facility utilizes a General Air Permit for Minor Source Natural Gas Compression Stations (“Permit”) as authority to operate. Further, the Facility and affected sources are stated to be subject to the provisions of 40 C.F.R., Part 63, Subpart HH – National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities.

DEQ is stated to have sent Flying Pig a letter on May 21, 2020, stating that the renewal for the Permit had been issued. The letter further stated that Flying Pig was required to submit a Notice of Intent to DEQ for coverage under the new permit by September 14, 2020.

Flying Pig is stated to have failed to submit a Notice of Intent to DEQ for coverage under the new permit by September 14, 2020. Operations were stated to have continued at the Facility after the Permit expired. This is alleged to violate Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulations 18.301(B)(3) and 18.310(B).

Flying Pig subsequently submitted the required Notice of Intent for coverage on April 12, 2021. Tracking No. 1868-AGP-278 indicates authority to operate under the previously referenced Permit was issued on May 5, 2021.

Flying Pig neither admits nor denies the factual and legal allegations contained in the CAO.

The CAO assesses a civil penalty of $3,360, which could have been reduced one-half if the document was signed and returned to DEQ by October 2nd.

A copy of the CAO can be downloaded here.