EPA v. EL TORO PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

9/18/2013 - EXPEDITED SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. AGREEMENT ALLEGES: ON JUNE 13, 2012, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED 3,024 GALLOONS OF OIL (72 BARRELS) AS DEFINED IN SECTION 311(a)(1) OF THE CWA, FROM ITS ONSHORE FACILITY INTO AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF CLARK CREEEK, WHICH DISCHARGES TOTHE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. RESPONDENT'S JUNE 13, 2012, DISCHARGE OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE TRIBUTARY OF CLARK CREEK, AND THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR SECTION 110.3, WHICH IMPLEMENTS SECTION 311(b)(3) AND (b)(4) OF THE CWA. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 311(b)(3) OF THE CWA.

Defendants (2)

• EL TORO PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• VASSER, PHIL (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL - EL TORO PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.

  118 N. PEARL STREET #202, NATCHEZ, MS, 39120

  Registry ID: 110056127310

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EL TORO PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.entered 2013-09-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2013-09-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-09-18Final Order Issued
• 2013-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-10-28Enforcement Action Closed