EPA v. SUPERIOR WELDING, INC., AN OKLAHOMA 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), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. SUPERIOR WELDING, INC., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION 101 NORTH JOHNSTONE BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74003 FACILITY: PARKER EAST LEASE, WELL NO. 0-28, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE BY DISCHARGING AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF OIL FROM ITS FACI- LITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED WATER BODY AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIO- LATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SUPERIOR WELDING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUPERIOR COS INCORPORATED MACHINING & FABRICATION DIVISION

  101 NORTH JOHNSTONE AVENUE, BARTLESVILLE, OK, 74003

  Registry ID: 110002130248

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUPERIOR WELDING, INC.entered 1999-03-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,400

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-09-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-09-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-03-18Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-18Compliance Achieved
• 1999-03-18Enforcement Action Closed