EPA v. REED POWER TONGS, SPEER TANK BATTERY

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. REED POWER TONGS, SPEER TANK BATTERY P.O. BOX 1462 SEMINOLE, SEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74868 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION OF 311 OF THE CWA BY 1) NO SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) PLAN, 2) NO TRAINING ON THE APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES REGULATIONS, 3) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAIN- MENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULA- TIONS, AND 4) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND/OR INSPECTIONS DO NOT INCLUDE TANK FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,550 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• REED POWER TONGSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• REED POWER TONGS, SPEER TANK BATTERY

  PO BOX 1462, SEMINOLE, OK, 74818

  Registry ID: 110010657315

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• REED POWER TONGS

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-04-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-04-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-05-14Enforcement Action Closed