EPA v. WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC

Case summary

ON APRIL 9, 2015, APPROXIMATELY 132 BARRELS OF NATURAL GAS CONDENSATE WERE DISCHARGED FROM RESPONDENT'S PIPELINE AFTER THE FOUR-INCH PIPELINE RUPTURED IN MARSHALL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. THE DISCHARGED NATURAL GAS CONDENSATE ENTERED AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, WHICH FLOWS INTO WILSON RUN, WHICH, IN TURN, FLOWS INTO LITTLE GRAVE CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF THE OHIO RIVER, A NAVIGABLE WATER OF HTE UNITES STATES. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PIPELINE RUPTURE, A SHEEN WAS OBSERVED ON THE SURFACE OF THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, WILSON RUN, AND LITTLE GRAVE CREEK. THE CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER INITIATED AND RESOLVED EPA'S PENALTY CLAIM AGAINST WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC FOR A VIOLATION SECTION 311(b)(3) OF THE CWA. WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC AGREED TO PAY A PENALTY OF $14,400.00 TO RESOLVE THE MATTER.

Defendants (1)

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLC

  185 COUNTY HIGHWAY 12/1, MOUNDSVILLE, WV, 26041

  Registry ID: 110067441094

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WILLIAMS OHIO VALLEY MIDSTREAM, LLCentered 2016-02-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $14,440

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-02-24Final Order Issued
• 2016-02-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-02-25Enforcement Action Closed
• 2016-03-28Enforcement Action Data Entered