EPA v. LAMAR OIL & GAS CO., 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. LAMAR OIL & GAS CO. INC. P.O. BOX 1927 ROCKPORT, ARANSAS COUNTY, TEXAS 78381 FACILITY: EAST WHITE POINT FIELD, STATE TRACTS 690, 706, 746 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY HAVING INADEQUATE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $500 AND ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• LAMAR OIL & GAS CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LAMAR OIL & GAS CO., INC.

  PO BOX 1927, ROCKPORT, TX, 78381

  Registry ID: 110010726321

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LAMAR OIL & GAS CO., INC.entered 1998-03-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-03-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-03-18Final Order Issued
• 1998-03-18Compliance Achieved
• 1998-03-18Enforcement Action Closed