EPA v. VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(II) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(B)(6)(B)(II), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION FACILITY: CZN-G LEASE HIGHWAY 124 WINNFIELD, WINN PARISH, LOUISIANA 71483 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING APPROXIMATELY 254 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES IN WINN PARISH. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(II) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $137,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CZN-G LEASE

  HWY 124, WINNFIELD, LA, 71483

  Registry ID: 110010655978

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.entered 1999-09-01

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $27,734

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-09-01Final Order Issued
• 1999-10-07Compliance Achieved
• 1999-10-25Enforcement Action Closed