EPA v. PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.

Case summary

2/4/16 - EXPEDITED OIL SPILL AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,500. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2014, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROXIMATELY 2,520 GALLONS OF OIL, FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON A PERENNIAL TRIBUTARY OF THE BOGUE HOMO AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES. THE EPA OBTAINED THIS INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER 1095636. RESPONDENT'S SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON A PERENNIAL TRIBUTARY OF THE BOGUE HOMO, AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES, WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO THE CHICKASAWHAY 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)

• PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.)

  OLD STAGE COACH ROAD, PACHUTA, MS, 39439

  Registry ID: 110040054099

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.entered 2016-02-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-02-04Final Order Issued
• 2016-02-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-03-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-03-17Enforcement Action Closed