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04-2002-5046Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2002· Region 04

EPA v. McGowan Working Partners, Inc. (SEEP)

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

6/6/2002 - Expedited Spill Settlement Agreement assessing a penalty of $500. Respondent discharged 5 barrels of oil from its facility into or upon a ditch empyting into Mud Island Creek tributary of the North Fork of Coles Creek tributary to the Mississippi River and adjoining shorelines.

Defendants (1)

  • McGowan Working Partners, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • OIL SPILL - M. R. SMITH TANK BATTERY

    FAYETTE OIL FIELD, FAYETTE, MS, 39069

    Registry ID: 110013701743

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311[B][1]Clean Water Act, OPA

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • McGowan Working Partners, Inc.entered 2002-06-06

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2002-06-06Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2002-06-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2002-06-06Final Order Issued
  • 2002-11-02Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
88391
Case number
04-2002-5046
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 04-2002-5046 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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