EPA v. PENNZENERGY

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. PENNZENERGY P.O. BOX 4616 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77210-4616 FACILITY: 3 TRANSFER LINE BAYOU CROSSING FROM THE CROW AND JACOBS LEASE IN THE HANKAMER FIELD, LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 15 BARRELS OF OIL FRO ITS FACILITY IN- TO OR UPON CROOKED BAYOU, WHITES BAYOU AND TURTLE BAYOU 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)

• PENNZENERGYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CROW & JACOBS LEASE, HANKAMER FIELD, LIBERTY CO.

  PO BOX 4616, HOUSTON, TX, 77210

  Registry ID: 110013707177

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PENNZENERGYentered 1999-06-28

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-06-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-06-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-06-28Final Order Issued
• 1999-06-28Compliance Achieved
• 1999-06-28Enforcement Action Closed