EPA v. TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.

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. TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANY 5850 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 250 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77057 FACILITY: SHERIFF FIELD CENTRAL BATTERY, CALHOUN COUNTY, TEXAS 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY (1) NO EVIDENCE OF THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/ OPERATOR, (2) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECT- IONS ARE NOT SIGNED BY FACILITY SUPERVISOR, (3) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN, (4) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF IN- SPECTIONS ARE NAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS, (5) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN AC- CORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS, AND (6) TANK MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $700 AND ISSUED AN ORDER REQURING THE RESPONDENT TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANY

  5850 SAN FELIPE, STE 250, HOUSTON, TX, 77057

  Registry ID: 110001995761

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANYentered 1998-07-07

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $700

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-06-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-06-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-07-07Final Order Issued
• 1998-07-07Compliance Achieved
• 1998-07-07Enforcement Action Closed