EPA v. RENPETCO II, LLC

Case summary

2/9/16 - EXPEDITED OIL SPILL AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ON JANUARY 5, 2015, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROXIMATELY 336 GALLONS OF OIL, FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON PINEY CREEN AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES. THE EPA OBTAINED THIS INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER 110492. RESPONDENT'S JANUARY 5, 2015, DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON PINEY CREEK AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES, WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO THE LEAF 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)

• RENPETCO II, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (RENPETCO II)

  CR 1519, BAY SPRINGS, MS, 39422

  Registry ID: 110067442618

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RENPETCO II, LLCentered 2016-02-09

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-02-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-02-09Final Order Issued
• 2016-03-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-04-28Enforcement Action Closed