EPA v. SUPERIOR WELDING, INC.

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). 2. SUPERIOR WELDING, INC., PARKER EAST LEASE S/2 SEC. 21, T27 N, R12 E BARTLESVILLE, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74003 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY 1) NO EVIDENCE OF THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/OP- ERATOR, 2) PLAN DOES NOT DISCUSS APPROPRIATE CONTAINMENT/ DIVERSIONARY STRUCTURES/EQUIPMENT, 3) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS, 3) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED, AND 4) WALLS OF CON- TAINMENT SYSTEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE LOW AREAS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $750 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SUPERIOR WELDING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUPERIOR WELDING INC_- PARKER EAST LEASE

  S/2 SEC. 21, T27 N R12 E, BARTLESVILLE, OK, 74003

  Registry ID: 110010776570

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

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

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $750

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-03-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-03-18Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-18Compliance Achieved
• 1999-03-18Enforcement Action Closed
• 1999-03-25Enforcement Action Data Entered