EPA Charges Biggest US Pipeline Company With Evading Emergency Tests

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SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 16, 2004 (ENS) - The largest pipeline transporter of gasoline and petroleum products in the nation has until early January to respond to charges by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it failed to conduct required emergency notification and response drills.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP was charged December 8 with alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act for failing to conduct the drills at its oil storage and terminal facility in Sparks, Nevada. The EPA is seeking up to $157,500 in penalties from the company, which is the largest transporter of gasoline and petroleum products in the nation. The company's west coast headquarters office is located in Orange, California.

The facility did not conduct at least 10 emergency notification drills, which are required quarterly, over the past five years. Kinder Morgan also failed to conduct two oil spill response drills that require the use of emergency equipment. These drills must be conducted annually.

The EPA cited the company for failing to conduct emergency response drills at its facility at 301 Nugget Ave. The facility, which is located about one mile from the Truckee River, has the capacity to store more than one million gallons of oil."

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[President Jesus]

1. look at this: chairman & ceo's campaign contributions

This guy, Richard Kinder, has donated some serious $$ to the GOP
http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/Richard_Kinder.php

This guy was an exec at Enron. Spread the word.