EPA v. SECONDARY OIL CORPORATION OF ARKANSAS

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. SECONDARY OIL CORPORATION OF ARKANSAS 216 EAST RUBY STREET STEPHENS, OUACHITA COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71764 FACILITY: STEPHENS CENTRAL STORAGE LEASE, OUACHITA COUNTY, ARKANSAS 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 311(J) AND 311(B) (3) BY FAILING TO 1) IMPLEMENT A SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURES (SPCC) PLAN FOR THE STEPHENS FACILITY AND 2) BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF AN UNKNOW QUANTI- TY OF OIL FROM THE STEPHENS FACILITY INTO AN UNNAMED CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES IN OUACHITA COUNTY, ARKANSAS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $6,000 FOR COUNT 1, AND $10,000 FOR COUNT 2, FOR A PROPOSED TOTAL OF $16,000.

Defendants (1)

• SECONDARY OIL CORPORATION OF ARKANSASNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• STEPHENS CENTRAL STORAGE LEASE

  216 E RUBY ST, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110010651623

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1997-08-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-08-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-30Enforcement Action Closed