EPA v. Ocean Point Terminal (OPT)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Respondent is a petroleum product storage facility and a joint occupant with Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation (PHRT) of the Facility. Industrial operations occupy approximately 75 acres of the land area of the Facility based in St. Croix, USVI. The Facility was inspected by EPA on 5/3-7/2021 and revealed that the facility discharges storm water associated with an industrial activity and has failed to secure the appropriate NPDES permit to operate while discharging pollutants in a water of the US. EPA has taken enforcement action against the Operator by issuing ACO, CWA-02-2023-3113 on July 21, 2023, requiring the Respondent to come into full compliance with applicable regulations of the CWA.
Defendants (1)
- Ocean Point TerminalNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HOVENSA LLC
NO.1 ESTATE HOPE, ST. CROIX, VI, 00820
Registry ID: 110071301064
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Ocean Point Terminal (OPT)entered 2023-07-21
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2023-07-21Final Order Issued
- 2023-07-21NPDES Closed
- 2023-07-21Enforcement Action Closed
- 2023-09-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603706569
- Case number
- 02-2023-3113
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2023-3113 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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