EPA v. EAST RESOURCES, INC.

Case summary

East Resources, Inc. is engaged in the exploration and drilling for oil and gas in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York. On May 29, 2005, a well operated by East Resources known as Well L-16 on the Henry Nolan Farm, near the town of Reader in Wezel couty, West Virginia, discharged approximately 10 barrels of crude oil from a defective valve on a portable test storage tank. Approximately 10 barrels of the released oil enered the Left Hand of Piney Fork. Piney Fork is a ributary of Fishing Creek, which is a tributary of the Ohio River. The released oil migrated more than four miles downstream. This discharge of crude oil into waters of the United States constituted a violation of Section 311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. sub section 1321(b)(3), ( CWA ). The administrative complaint proposes a maximum Class I penalty in the amount of $6,600.00 against East Resources, Inc. for the spill.

Defendants (1)

• EAST RESOURCES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EAST RESOURCES, INC.

  51 WEST MAIN STREET, ALLEGANY, NY, 14706

  Registry ID: 110028139119

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EAST RESOURCES, INC.entered 2006-05-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $6,600

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2005-12-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-05-08Final Order Issued
• 2006-05-18Enforcement Action Data Entered