EPA v. DOMINON TRANSMISSION, INC. (PIPELINE SPILLS)

Case summary

DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC. ( DOMNION ) IS ENGAGED IN THE COLLECTOIN AND TRANSPORT OF CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION ADDRESSES FIVE OIL SPILLS FROM DOMINION FACILITIES BETWEEN MARCH 2005 AND NOVEMBER 2006. ON MARCH 15, 2005, DOMINION'S HASTINGS EXTRACTION PLANT RELEASED APPROXIMATELY 100 GALLONS OF GASOLINE FROM A PEIP, OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 50 GALLONS OF THE GASOLINE ENTERED THE SOUTH FORK OF FISHING CREEK. ON MARCH 15, 2006, APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED FROM A NATURAL GAS GATHERING LINE NEAR PROTO RICO, WEST VIRGINIA. APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF THE OIL REACHED AN UNNAMED TRIBUTAREY OF THE SOUTH FORK OF THE HUGHES RIVER. ON MAY 22, 2006, A 2-INCH CRUDE OIL PIPELINE OPERATED BY DOMINION NEAR THE TOWN OF JANE LEW, WEST VIRGINIA RELEASED APPROXIMATELY 320 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL, OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF OIL ENTERED AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF TWO LICK CREEK; A TRIBUTARY OF THE WEST FORK RIVER.

Defendants (1)

• DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCORPORATED

  445 WEST MAIN STREET, CLARKSBURG, WV, 26301

  Registry ID: 110001099775

• DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCORPORATED

  445 WEST MAIN STREET, CLARKSBURG, WV, 26301

  Registry ID: 110001099775

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DOMINON TRANSMISSION, INC. (PIPELINE SPILLS)entered 2007-05-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $9,588

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2007-04-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2007-05-10Final Order Issued
• 2007-07-03Enforcement Action Data Entered