EPA v. RADLEY ELECTRIC, INC.

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. RADLEY ELECTRIC, INC. 151 WEST 6TH STREET SOUR LAKE, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS 77659 FACILITY: BAILEY LEASE, RRC 03936, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 311(J) AND 311(B) (3) OF THE CWA BY FAILING TO IMPLEMENT TO A SPILL PRE- VENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURES (SPCC) PLAN FOR THE BAILRY FACILITY IN HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS AND BY AN UNAU- THORIZED DISCHARGE OF AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF OIL FROM THE SAME FACILITY INTO AN UNNAMED MARSH IN HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $7,500 FOR COUNT 1 AND $10,000 FOR COUNT 2, FOR A TOTAL PENALTY OF $17,500.

Defendants (1)

• RADLEY ELECTRIC, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BAILEY LEASE, RRC 03936

  ON FANNIN 3/4M S OF HWY 105, SOUR LAKE, TX, 77659

  Registry ID: 110010775599

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RADLEY ELECTRIC, INC.entered 1998-05-12

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,900

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-08-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-08-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-05-12Final Order Issued
• 1998-06-13Compliance Achieved
• 2001-12-10Enforcement Action Closed