EPA v. Plantation Pipeline Co. (Oil Spill Complaint/CAFO)

Case summary

12/23/02 - CAFO ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $23,192. ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 16, 1999, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 500 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON THE LEONARD CREEK AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES IN LEXINGTON, NC. ON OR ABOUT MARCH 8, 10, 11, 12, AND 23, 2000, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED A TOTAL OF APPROX. 3,020 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON THE RICH FORK CREEK AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES IN THOMASVILLE, NC. ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 20, 2000, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX. 500 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON BUCK CREEK AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES IN BREMAN, GA. ON OR ABOUT MARCH 2, 2001, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX. 3,600 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON THE MOBLEY CREEK AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES IN WINSTON, GA. EACH OF RESPONDENT'S DISCHARGES OF OIL CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF LEONARD CREEK, RICH FORK CREEK, BUCK CREEK, AND MOBLEY CREEK, AND THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110.3

Defendants (1)

• PLANTATION PIPELINE CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• OIL SPILL (PLANTATION PIPELINE CO.)

  MOBLEY CREEK, WINSTON, GA, 30187

  Registry ID: 110014421535

• OIL SPILL (PLANTATION PIPELINE CO.)

  BUCK CREEK, BREMAN, GA, 30110

  Registry ID: 110014420723

• OIL SPILL (PLANTATION PIPELINE CO.)

  RICH FORK CREEK, THOMASVILLE, NC, 27361

  Registry ID: 110014411074

• OIL SPILL (PLANTATION PIPELINE COMPANY)

  LEONARD CREEK, LEXINGTON, NC, 27292

  Registry ID: 110014411029

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Plantation Pipeline Co. (Oil Spill Complaint/CAFO)entered 2002-12-23

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $23,192

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2002-12-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-12-23Final Order Issued
• 2003-04-17Enforcement Action Data Entered