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06-1999-0331Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1999· Region 06

EPA v. KOLKHORST PETROLEUM CO., INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$550

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. KOLKHORST PETROLEUM CO., INC. - BULK STORAGE HIGHWAY 6 NORTH NAVASOTA, GRIMES COUNTY, TEXAS 77868 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY 1) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS, AND 2) INADEQUATE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, AND/OR RACK DRAINAGE DOES NOT FLOW TO CATCH- MENT BASIN, TREATMENT SYSTEM, OR QUICK DRAINAGE SYSTEM. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $550 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

  • KOLKHORST PETROLEUM CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • KOLKHORST PETROLEUM CO - BULK STORAGE

    HWY 6 N, NAVASOTA, TX, 77868

    Registry ID: 110010791615

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • KOLKHORST PETROLEUM CO., INC.entered 1999-06-08

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $550

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1999-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-03-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1999-06-08Final Order Issued
  • 1999-06-08Compliance Achieved
  • 1999-06-08Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
39000
Case number
06-1999-0331
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6SF-R
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1999-0331 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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