The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and PAK American, L.L.C. d/b/a PAK American Shell (“PAK”) entered into a December 30, 2025 Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri Air Regulations. See No. APCP-2025-040.
The AOC provides that PAK owns and operates a gasoline dispensing facility in Raytown, Missouri.
Staff from the MDNR Kansas City Regional Office are stated to have witnessed the scheduled three-year vapor recovery testing at the PAK facility on November 14, 2024. They are stated to have observed a broken vent pipe and missing P/V valve.
The facility owner informed them that the pipe had been broken by a car on July 25, 2024.
A Referral Notice of Violation is stated to have been sent to PAK and on January 10, 2025.
Subsequently, MDNR contacted PAK to discuss required actions and steps moving forward. PAK requested an extension due to hospitalization and submitted an email to document the request. A 60-day extension was granted through March 10, 2025.
Various MDNR calls to PAK checking in on the progress of the required pipe replacement are stated to have subsequently occurred. On April 8, 2025, PAK submitted documentation of the repaired vent pipe and PN valve.
The AOC assesses a civil penalty of $4,593.00.
A copy of the AOC can be found here.
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