EPA v. TODD OIL COMPANY

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. TODD OIL COMPANY FACILITY: CRYSTAL OIL TANK BATTERY P.O. BOX 1005 VIVIAN, CADDO COUNTY, TEXAS 71082 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 ACCORDANDE WITH THE REGULATIONS AND 2) 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 GAUGE VALVES, POLISH RODS/STUFFING BOX). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TODD OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CRYSTAL OIL TANK BATTERY

  WESLEY RD, PO BOX 1005, VIVIAN, LA, 71082

  Registry ID: 110010690234

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TODD OIL COMPANY

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1998-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-02-01Enforcement Action Closed