EPA v. HYDRO-WALK ENERGY, INC.

Case summary

12/1/06 - COMPLAINT/CAFO FILED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $10,302. ALLEGATION: ON DECEMBER 27, 2003, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 8,500 GALLONS OF OIL FROM A TANKER TRUCK INTO A DITCH ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY 61 NEAR WOODVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, THAT LEADS TO DRY CREEK. RESPONDENT'S DISCHARGE OF OIL INTO A DITCH THAT DISCHARGES TO DRY CREEK AND ITS ADJOINING SHORELINE CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE DITCH THAT DISCHARGES TO DRY CREEK, AND, THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110.3, IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(b)(3) OF THE CWA.

Defendants (1)

• HYDRO-WALK ENERGY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (HYDRO-WALK ENERGY, INC.)

  DRY CREEK, WOODVILLE, MS, 39669

  Registry ID: 110024538124

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HYDRO-WALK ENERGY, INC.entered 2005-12-01

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $10,302

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2005-12-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-12-01Final Order Issued
• 2006-01-30Enforcement Action Data Entered