Water
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended, also referred to as the Clean Water Act, or
CWA, and analogous state laws impose restrictions and strict controls regarding the discharge of pollutants into
navigable waters. Pursuant to the CWA and analogous state laws, permits must be obtained to discharge
pollutants into state and federal waters. The CWA also requires implementation of spill prevention, control and
countermeasure plans, also referred to as "SPCC plans," in connection with on-site storage of threshold
quantities of oil. The CWA imposes substantial potential civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance. State
laws for the control of water pollution also provide varying civil and criminal penalties and liabilities. In
addition, some states maintain groundwater protection programs that require permits for discharges or
operations that may impact groundwater conditions. The EPA has promulgated regulations that require us to
have permits in order to discharge certain storm water. The EPA has entered into agreements with certain states
in which we operate whereby the permits are issued and administered by the respective states. These permits
may require us to monitor and sample the storm water discharges. We believe that compliance with existing
permits and compliance with foreseeable new permit requirements will not have a material adverse effect on
our financial condition or results of operations.
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended ("OPA") addresses prevention, containment and cleanup, and
liability associated with oil pollution. OPA applies to vessels, offshore platforms, and onshore facilities,
including terminals, pipelines, and transfer facilities. OPA subjects owners of such facilities to strict liability for
containment and removal costs, natural resource damages, and certain other consequences of oil spills into
jurisdictional waters. Any unpermitted release of petroleum or other pollutants from our operations could result
in government penalties and civil liability.
Anti-Terrorism Measures
The federal Department of Homeland Security regulates the security of chemical and industrial facilities
pursuant to regulations known as the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards. These regulations apply to
oil and gas facilities, among others, that are deemed to present “high levels of security risk.” Pursuant to these
regulations, certain of our facilities are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements, including those
regarding inspections, audits, recordkeeping, and protection of chemical-terrorism vulnerability information.
Employees
Our operations and activities are managed by our general partner, DCP Midstream GP, LP, which in turn is
managed by its general partner, DCP Midstream GP, LLC, or the General Partner, which is wholly-owned by
DCP Midstream, LLC. As of December 31, 2011, the General Partner or its affiliates employed 6 people
directly and approximately 334 people who provided direct support for our operations through DCP Midstream,
LLC.
General
We make certain filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including our annual
report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments and
exhibits to those reports, which are available free of charge through our website,
www.dcppartners.com
, as soon
as reasonably practicable after they are filed with the SEC. The filings are also available through the SEC at the
SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Also, these filings are available on the internet at
www.sec.gov
. Our annual reports to unitholders, press releases
and recent analyst presentations are also available on our website.
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