EPA v. SUNOCO PIPELINE/ MID VALLEY PIPELINE -CONSENT DECREE

Case summary

a 450-barrel crude oil spill into a nature preserve. The oil escaped from a ruptured pipeline and flowed into a stream. The oil contaminated the bed, banks, waters, and aquatic life of that stream, and a downstream pond, as it flowed

Defendants (1)

• THE STATE OF OHIO, Plaintiffs, v. MID-VALLEY PIPELNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUNOCO PIPELINE OAK GLEN NATURE PRESERVE

  7584 THOMPSON ROAD, CINCINNATI, OH, 45247

  Registry ID: 110071819585

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUNOCO PIPELINE/ MID VALLEY PIPELINE -CONSENT DECREEentered 2024-09-17

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $550,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2024-04-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 2024-04-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2024-07-31Final Order Lodged
• 2024-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-09-17Final Order Entered
• 2025-01-13Demand for Stipulated Penalties