EPA v. REED POWER TONGS

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. REED POWER TONGS P.O. BOX 1462 SEMINOLE, SEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74818 FACILITY: REED POWER TONGS SPEER TANK BATTERY 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY 1) NO TRAINING ON THE APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULA- TIONS, 2) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS, AND 3) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIOD- ICALLY BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND/OR INSPECTIONS DO NOT INCLUDE TANK FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $550 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• REED POWER TONGSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• REED POWER TONGS, SPEER TANK BATTERY

  PO BOX 1462, SEMINOLE, OK, 74818

  Registry ID: 110010657315

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• REED POWER TONGSentered 1999-07-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $550

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-06-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-06-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-07-16Final Order Issued
• 1999-07-16Compliance Achieved
• 1999-07-16Enforcement Action Closed