EPA v. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA 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. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY P.O. BOX 2039 TULSA, TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74102-2039 FACILITY: CRUDE OIL PIPELINE FACILITY SE/4 OF N4/4, SEC. 29, T20 N, R12 E, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF OIL FROM ITS FACILI- TY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED DRY WASH AND ADJOINING SHORE- LINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $3,500.

Defendants (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PIPELINE FAC - OSAGE CO., OK. SE/4NE/4 SEC 29

  907 S DETROIT AVE, TULSA, OK, 741204215

  Registry ID: 110009433924

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYentered 1999-06-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-05-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-05-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-06-08Final Order Issued
• 1999-06-08Compliance Achieved
• 1999-06-08Enforcement Action Closed