EPA v. EQUILON PIPELINE COMPANY LLC, A KANSAS 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. EQUILON PIPELINE COMPANY LLC, A KANSAS COMPANY P.O. BOX 2648 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77252-2648 SPILL SITE: EQUILON PIPELINE COMPANY PUMP STATION SEC. 15, T28 N, R5 E, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 20 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 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 VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• EQUILON PIPELINE COMPANY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EQUILON PIPE LINE CO PUMP STATION, OSAGE, OK.

  1111 BAGBY ST, PO BOX 2648, HOUSTON, TX, 770022551

  Registry ID: 110010747013

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EQUILON PIPELINE COMPANY LLCentered 1999-06-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-04-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-04-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-06-18Final Order Issued
• 1999-06-18Compliance Achieved
• 2001-02-08Enforcement Action Closed