EPA v. PETROLITE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), AS AMENDED, 33 U.S.C. SEC. 1321(B)(6)(B)(I). 2. PETROLITE CORPORATION 6910 E. 14TH STREET TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74112 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 200 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON RABBIT CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 3. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, A PENALTY OF $10,000.00 IS PROPOSED.

Defendants (1)

• PETROLITE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PETROLITE CORP

  6910 E 14TH ST, TULSA, OK, 74112

  Registry ID: 110004750341

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PETROLITE CORPORATIONentered 1994-09-12

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1994-02-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-02-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1994-09-12Final Order Issued
• 1994-09-30Compliance Achieved
• 1994-09-30Enforcement Action Closed