EPA v. COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORP

Case summary

EPA'S ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT CONCERNS ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 311 OF THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, AS AMENDED, ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT ON AUGUST 25, 2000, COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION WITH BUSINESS IN WEST VIRGINIA, VIOLATED SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA WHEN STORAGE WELL NUMBER 7532 LOCATED FIVE (5) MILES NORTH/ NORTHWEST FROM RIPLEY, JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, DISCHARGED TWENTY TO THIRTY (20-30) BARRELS OF OIL, A PORTION OF WHICH FLOWED INTO AN UNNAMED BI-ANNUAL TRIBUTARY TO SYCAMORE CREEK, WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE WELL SITE AND TO THE ADJOINING SHORELINE. IT IS UNKNOWN EXACTLY HO MUCH OF THE OIL ENTERED THE BI-ANNUAL TRIBUTARY TO SYCAMORE CREEK. PURSUANT TO SECTION 311 (B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, THE COMPLAINT SEEKS A CLASS I PENALTY OF $10,500 FOR THE ALLEGED VIOLATON.

Defendants (1)

• COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORP

  5 M IF NORTH/NORTH EAST OF RIPLEY, RIPLEY, WV, 25271

  Registry ID: 110010713665

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Columbia Gas Transmission Corpentered 2002-09-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $7,400

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-02-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-03-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-09-04Final Order Issued