EPA v. NYTIS EXPLORATION COMPANY

Case summary

9/18/14 - OIL SPILL EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ON MAY 22, 2014, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 210 GALS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE EAST FORK OF LITTLE SANDY RIVER AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES. THE EPA OBTAINED THIS INFO FROM THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSE TO THE EPA'S CWA SECTION 308 INFO REQUEST LETTER. THE EAST FORM OF LITTLE SANDY RIVER, FLOWS INTO THE OHIO RIVER. THE OHIO RIVER IS A NAVIGABLE RIVER. RESPONDENT'S MAY 22, 2014, DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE EAST FORM OF LITTLE SANDY RIVER AND/OR UPON THE ADJOINING SHORELINES, WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO THE OHIO RIVER AND THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110.3.

Defendants (1)

• NYTIS EXPLORATION COMPANY (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• (OIL SPILL) NYTIS EXPLORATION COMPANY

  LONG BRANCH ROAD, FALLSBURG, KY, 41230

  Registry ID: 110062628045

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NYTIS EXPLORATION COMPANYentered 2014-09-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-09-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-18Final Order Issued
• 2014-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-10-07Enforcement Action Closed