EPA v. MCMURREY 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. MCMURREY PIPE LINE COMPANY, A MARYLAND COMPANY 1 NORTH CHARLES BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21203 FACILITY: GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF APPROXIMATELY 15 BARRELS OF OIL INTO LAKE DEVERNIA AND ADJOINING SHORE- LINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $4,500.

Defendants (1)

• MCMURREY PIPE LINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MCMURREY PIPE LINE CO

  IN GREEG COUNTY, GREGGTON, TX, 75604

  Registry ID: 110010761023

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MCMURRAY PIPE LINE COMPANYentered 1997-11-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-07-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-11-03Final Order Issued
• 1997-11-03Compliance Achieved
• 1997-11-03Enforcement Action Closed