EPA v. McCombs Oil & Propane Company, Inc. (Oil Spill SEEP)

Case summary

12/2/02 - OIL SPILL SEEP ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3000. PENALTY PAID. ON AUGUST 15, 2002, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX. 1,200 GALLONS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO HENRY CREEK TRIBUTARY TO JACOB FORK FORMING THE SOUTH FORK OF THE CATAWBA RIVER AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. RESPONDENT'S DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF OR THE ADJOINING SHORELINE OF THE UNNAMED CREEK OR CAUSED A SLUDGE OR EMULSION TO BE DEPOSITED BENEATH THE SURFACE, AND THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110

Defendants (1)

• MCCOMBS OIL & PROPANE COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MCCOMBS OIL & PROPANE COMPANY, INC.

  101 SANFORD DRIVE, MORGANTOWN, NC, 286554243

  Registry ID: 110014410805

Statutes cited

• CWA 311[B][1] — Clean Water Act, OPA

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• McCombs Oil & Propane Company, Inc. (Oil Spill SEEentered 2002-12-02

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-12-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2002-12-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-12-02Final Order Issued
• 2003-04-12Enforcement Action Data Entered