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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
Belvan Corporation
Current Parent Company: 
West Texas Gas
Penalty: 
$500,000
Year: 
2012
Date: 
March 23, 2012
Primary Offense: 
environmental violation
Violation Description: 

At a sentencing hearing held this morning in federal court in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings ordered Belvan Corporation to pay a $500,000 fine following their guilty plea in December 2011 to a one-count felony information charging a violation of the Clean Air Act - failure to notify or report.

Level of Government: 
federal
Action Type: 
agency action
Agency: 
Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: 
criminal
Facility State: 
Texas
HQ Country of Parent: 
USA
HQ State of Parent: 
Texas
Ownership Structure of Parent: 
privately held
Major Industry of Parent: 
miscellaneous energy products and systems
Specific Industry of Parent: 
energy distribution
Source of Data: 

http://cfpub.epa.gov/compliance/criminal_prosecution/index.cfm?action=3&... (archived copy)

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Parent company note: 
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