EPA v. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA, OPERATING FACILITIES IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA 1801 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19103 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) BY 1) DISCHARGING APPROXIMATELY 30 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS PON- TOTOC COUNTY, OK. FACILITY INTO AN UNAMED CREEK ON FEB. 20, 1997, 2) DISCHARGING APPROXIMATELY 35 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS SEMINOLE COUNTY, OK. FACILITY INTO AN UNAMED CREEK ON MAR. 19, 1997, AND 3) DISCHARGING APPROXIMATELY 30 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS GREEG COUNTY, TX. FACILITY IN- TO AN UNAMED CREEK ON OCT. 28, 1996. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $19,000.

Defendants (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• SUN PIPELINE HOPKINS STA

  LAT 32 32 35 N LONG 94 59 47 W, LIBERTY CITY, TX, 75662

  Registry ID: 110010761363

• SUN PIPELINE CO ALLEN CRUDE STATION

  WEST EDGE OF TOWN, ALLEN, OK, 74825

  Registry ID: 110007166226

• SUN PIPE LINE CO

  SEMINOLE COUNTY, SEMINOLE, OK, 74818

  Registry ID: 110010761354

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYentered 1997-11-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $9,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-06-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-06-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-11-03Final Order Issued
• 1997-11-03Compliance Achieved
• 1997-11-03Enforcement Action Closed