EPA v. EES Coke Battery, LLC (River Rouge MI) CWA 311(b)(6)(B)(ii)

Case summary

Respondent is a corporation with place of business in River Rouge, Michigan, and is the owner and operator of an onshore bulk oil storage facility. Operations commenced there in 1992. The Facility has an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of over 1,320 gallons in containers, each with a shell capacity of at least 55 gallons. The facility could reasonably be expected to discharge oil to a navigable water of the United States, and is therefore subject to the SPCC regulations. On March 23 and 24, 2015, EPA inspected the facility and conducted an evaluation of the Integrated Contingency Plan (IPC), which contained the Facility's SPCC plan and FRP, last reviewed in April, 2014. On November 23, 2015, EPA issued a Notice of Violation to Respondent alleging violations of certain SPCC and FRP regulations, as outlined in the CAFO's Factual Allegations and Alleged Violations. The civil penalty deemed to be an appropriate civil penalty to settle this action is $165,000.

Defendants (1)

• EES Coke Battery, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EES COKE BATTERY, LLC

  1400 ZUG ISLAND ROAD, RIVER ROUGE, MI, 48218

  Registry ID: 110070374301

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EES Coke Battery, LLC (River Rouge MI) CWA 311(b)(6)(B)(ii)entered 2017-07-31

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $165,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2017-06-06Public Comment Period Start
• 2017-06-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-07-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-07-31Final Order Issued
• 2017-09-07Enforcement Action Closed
• 2017-09-07Pipeline Closed