EPA v. Black Rock Operating, LLC (Oil Spill SEEP)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
5/28/2002 - Expedited Spill Settlement Agreement assessing a penalty of $3,500. Respondent discharged 40 barrels of oil from its facility into or upon a wet weather ditch empyting into South Brush Creek tributary of Yellow Creek and adjoining shorelines.
Defendants (1)
- Black Rock Operating, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OIL SPILL - SOUTH BRUSH CREEK OIL UNIT
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK, VERNON, AL, 35592
Registry ID: 110013688223
Statutes cited
- CWA 311[B][1] — Clean Water Act, OPA
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Black Rock Operating, LLCentered 2002-05-28
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $3,500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2002-05-28Enforcement Action Closed
- 2002-05-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2002-05-28Final Order Issued
- 2002-11-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 88404
- Case number
- 04-2002-5041
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act, OPA
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2002-5041 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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