EPA v. MCMURREY PIPELINE 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. MCMURREY PIPELINE COMPANY FACILITY: SIX-INCH CRUDE OIL SUCTION LINE ELDER FIELD STATION GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS 75684 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 20 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED SLOUGH AND AD- JOINING 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)

• MCMURREY PIPELINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• 6' CRUDE OIL SUCTION LINE, ELDER FIELD STA

  PO BOX 375, OVERTON, TX, 75684

  Registry ID: 110010791526

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MCMURREY OIL PIPELINE COMPANYentered 1999-06-07

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-05-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-05-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-06-07Final Order Issued
• 1999-06-07Compliance Achieved
• 1999-06-07Enforcement Action Closed