EPA v. DOUBLE D PRODUCERS, INC.

Case summary

9/18/2014 - OIL SPILL EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY $500. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. AGREEMENT ALLEGES: RESPONDENT'S MARCH 31, 2014, DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSE A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO THE CUMBERLAND RIVER AND THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL. RESPONDENT'S MARCH 31, 2014, DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, ADN/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES, WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO THE CUMBERLAND RIVER, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR SECTION 110.3, RESPONDENT THEREFORE VIOLATED SECTION 311(b)(3) OF THE CWA.

Defendants (1)

• DOUBLE D PRODUCERS, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (DOUBLE D PRODUCERS, INC.)

  LOWELL THOMAS ROAD, WHITLEY, KY, 40701

  Registry ID: 110062625770

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DOUBLE D PRODUCERS, INC.entered 2014-09-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-09-18Final Order Issued
• 2014-09-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-10-14Enforcement Action Closed