EPA v. DOUBLE DIAMOND PETROLEUM, INC. - BROYLES & WOLVERTON LEASE

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. DOUBLE DIAMOND PETROLEUM, INC. 325 NORTH SAINT PAUL, SUITE 2900 DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 75201 FACILITY: BROYLES & WOLVERTON LEASE, RRC ID NO. 00776, ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY (1) NO SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN, (2) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYS- TEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROP- ERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS, (3) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE NOT REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED, (4) TANK MATERIAL AND CON- STRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE, (5) WALLS OF CONTAINMENT SYSTEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE LOW AREAS, AND (6) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIODICALLY ON A SCHEDULED BASIS FOR GENERAL CONDITION (INCLUDES ITEMS, SUCH AS: FLANGE JOINTS, VALVE GLANDS AND BODIES, DRIP PANS, PIPELINE SUPPORTS, BLEEDER AND GUAGE VALVES, POLISH RODS/STUFFING BOX). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED A COMPLAINT AND EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT TO THE RESPONDENT. EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $2,200 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• DOUBLE DIAMOND PETROLEUM, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BROYLES & WOLVERTON LEASE, RRC ID NO. 00776

  325 N SAINT PAUL ST, DALLAS, TX, 752016852

  Registry ID: 110010776311

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DOUBLE DIAMOND PETROLEUM, INC.

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1998-08-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-02-01Enforcement Action Closed