EPA v. CATLETTSBURG REFINING, LLC

Case summary

3/19/2009 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $8,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED 800 GALLONS (19 BARRELS) OF OIL AS DEFINED IN SECTION 311(a)(1) OF THE ACT, FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON CHADWICK CREEK AND THE BIG SANDY RIVER AND/OR THEIR ADJOINING SHORELINES. RESPONDENT'S FEBRUARY 1, 2008, DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF TH SURFACE OF CHADWICK CREEK AND THE BIG SANDY RIVER AND/OR THEIR ADJOINING SHORELINES, AND, THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR SECTION 1103, IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(b)(3) OF THE ACT.

Defendants (1)

• CATLETTSBURG REFINING, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• OIL SPILL (CATLETTSBURG REFINING, LLC)

  11631 US ROUTE 23 COUNTY BOYD, CATLETTSBURG, KY, 41129

  Registry ID: 110008361263

• OIL SPILL (CATLETTSBURG REFINING, LLC)

  11631 US ROUTE 23 COUNTY BOYD, CATLETTSBURG, KY, 41129

  Registry ID: 110008361263

• OIL SPILL (CATLETTSBURG REFINING, LLC)

  11631 US ROUTE 23 COUNTY BOYD, CATLETTSBURG, KY, 41129

  Registry ID: 110008361263

• OIL SPILL (CATLETTSBURG REFINING, LLC)

  11631 US ROUTE 23 COUNTY BOYD, CATLETTSBURG, KY, 41129

  Registry ID: 110008361263

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CATLETTSBURG REFINING, LLCentered 2009-03-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $8,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2009-03-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2009-03-19Final Order Issued
• 2009-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-04-10Enforcement Action Closed