EPA v. SNL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES CORPORATION

Case summary

9/27/19 - OIL SPILL EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,500. VIOLATIONS: ON OR ABOUT SEPT 6, 2016, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED LESS THAN 1,000 GALLONS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON VILLAGE CREEK VIA AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY. THE EPA OBTAINED THIS INFO FROM THE EPA ON-SCENE COORDINATOR'S OBSERVATIONS DOCUMENTED IN THE POLLUTION REPORT, DATED SEPT 19, 2016, AND RESPONDENT'S RESPONSE TO EPA'S CWA 308 INFO REQUEST. VILLAGE CREEK FEEDS THE LOCUST FORK OF THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER, WHICH IS A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S. RESPONDENT'S DISCHARGE CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE ATER OR ADJOINING SHORELINES.

Defendants (1)

• SNL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SNL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

  326 26TH AVENUE WEST, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35204

  Registry ID: 110069997550

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SNL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES CORPORATIONentered 2019-09-27

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-09-27Final Order Issued
• 2019-09-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-11-15Enforcement Action Closed