EPA v. CONOCO PIPE LINE CO., 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. CONOCO PIPE LINE CO., AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY 1000 SOUTH PINE, P.O. BOX 1267 PONCA CITY, KAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, 74602-1267 FACILITY: KINGFISHER, OK. TO ORLANDO, OK. 8-INCH CRUDE OIL PIPELINE FACILITY SE/4. SEC. 8, T19 N, R2 W, LOGAN COUNTY, OK. 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 MIDDLE BEAVER CREEK 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 $4,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CONOCO PIPE LINE CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CONOCO PIPE LINE CO

  5 1/2 S JUNCTION 51 & 81, HENNESSEY, OK, 73742

  Registry ID: 110010791571

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CONOCO PIPE LINE CO.entered 1999-06-09

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-05-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-05-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-06-09Final Order Issued
• 1999-06-09Compliance Achieved
• 1999-06-09Enforcement Action Closed