EPA v. ACTION PETROLEUM COMPANY

Case summary

8/24/11 - EXPEDITED SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,500. ON NOVEMBER 29, 2010, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 2,500 GALLONS OF OIL ITO OR UPON MIDDLE CREEK, WHICH FLOWS INTO THE LEVISA FORK OF THE BIG SANDY RIVER AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. RESPONDENT'S DISCHARGE CAUSED A SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OR THE ADJOINING SHORELINES OF MIDDLE CREEK, OR CAUSED A SLUDGE OR EMULSION TO BE DIPOSITED BENEATH THE SURFACE, AND THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110.3

Defendants (1)

• ACTION PETROLEUM COMPANY (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ACTION PETROLEUM COMPANY

  10 STANLEY ST, PRESTONSBURG, KY, 41653

  Registry ID: 110003253381

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ACTION PETROLEUM COMPANYentered 2011-08-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-08-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-08-24Final Order Issued
• 2011-09-08Enforcement Action Data Entered