EPA v. W.E. Blain & Sons, Inc. (Oil Spill SEEP)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
7/28/03 - OIL SPILL SEEP ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5000. PENALTY PAID. ON JANUARY 6, 2003, RESPONDENT ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED APPROX 4,000 GALLONS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN AREA INSIDE AND ADJACENT TO THE FACILITY, SOME OF WHICH WENT INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED DITCH TRIBUTARY TO COOPER'S CREEK TRIBUTARY, A TRIBUTARY TO THE PEARL RIVER AND ADJOINING SHORELINES.
Defendants (1)
- W.E. Blain & Sons, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OIL SPILL (W.E. BLAIN & SONS, INC.)
2407 HIGHWAY 27 SOUTH, MONTICELLO, MS, 39654
Registry ID: 110015767534
Statutes cited
- CWA 311F — Oil Removal Cost Recovery
Enforcement conclusions (1)
W.E. BLAIN & SONS, INC. (OIL SPILL SEEP)entered 2003-07-28
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2003-07-28Enforcement Action Closed
- 2003-07-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-07-28Final Order Issued
- 2003-07-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 100287
- Case number
- 04-2003-5032
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil Removal Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2003-5032 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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