EPA v. LANCE OIL COMPANY

Case summary

11/15/2010 - EXPEDITED SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. AGREEMENT STATES: ON APRIL 17, 2010, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 800 GALLONS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE CLEAR CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. RESPONDENT'S APRIL 17, 2010, DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OR THE ADJOINING SHORELINE OF THE CLEAR 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 HARMUFL UNDER 40 CFR SECTION 110.3.

Defendants (1)

• LANCE OIL COMPANY (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (LANCE OIL CO.)

  1539 PIEDMONT AVENUE NE, ATLANTA, GA, 30304

  Registry ID: 110043256437

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LANCE OIL COMPANYentered 2010-11-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2010-11-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-11-16Final Order Issued
• 2010-11-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-11-29Enforcement Action Closed