EPA v. ECC ENERGY CORPORATION

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). 2. ECC ENERGY CORPORATION P.O. BOX 40 DEWEY, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74029 FACILITY: WOOLAROC LEASE TANK BATTERY, OSAGE COUNTY, OK. 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY 1) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DIS- POSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS, 2) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY BY APPRO- PRIATE PERSONNEL, AND/OR DO NOT INCLUDE FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS, AND 3) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIODICALLY ON A SCHEDULED BASIS FOR GENER- AL CONDITION (INCLUDES ITEMS SUCH AS FLANGE JOINTS, VALVE GLANDS, DRIP PANS, PIPELINE SUPPORTS, BLEEDERS AND GAUGE VALVES, POLISH RODS/STUFFING BOX). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $800 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• ECC ENERGY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ECC ENERGY CORPORATION

  PO BOX 40, DEWEY, OK, 74029

  Registry ID: 110010655255

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ECC ENERGY CORPORATIONentered 1998-06-05

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $800

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-04-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-05-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-06-05Final Order Issued
• 1998-06-05Compliance Achieved
• 1998-06-05Enforcement Action Closed