EPA v. DORADO 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. DORADO OIL COMPANY FACILITY: DORADO OIL COMPANY - DUVAL STATION 0.5 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 59 FREER, DUVAL COUNTY, TEXAS 78357 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY 1) NO SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) PLAN. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• DORADO OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• DORADO OIL CO - DUVAL STA

  0.5 M W HWY 59, FREER, TX, 78357

  Registry ID: 110010734517

• DORADO OIL CO - DUVAL STA

  0.5 M W HWY 59, FREER, TX, 78357

  Registry ID: 110010734517

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DORADO OIL COMPANY

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1998-11-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-11-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-04-13Enforcement Action Closed