EPA v. KNOX NELSON OIL 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. KNOX NELSON OIL COMPANY - BULK STORAGE AND REPACKAGING 101 PENNSYLVANIA PINE BLUFF, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71603 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY 1) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT SIGNED BY FACILITY SUPERVISOR, 2) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN, 3) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE MAIN- TAINED FOR THREE YEARS, 4) SPILL PREVENTION BRIEFINGS ARE NOT SCHEDULED AND CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY, AND 5) SECOND- ARY CONTAINMENT APPEARS TO BE GROSSLY INADEQUATE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $700 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• KNOX NELSON OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• KNOX NELSON OIL CO - BULK STORAGE AND REPACKAGING

  101 S PENNSYLVANIA ST, PINE BLUFF, AR, 716014535

  Registry ID: 110010657486

• KNOX NELSON OIL CO - BULK STORAGE AND REPACKAGING

  101 S PENNSYLVANIA ST, PINE BLUFF, AR, 716014535

  Registry ID: 110010657486

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KNOX NELSON OIL COMPANYentered 1999-08-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $700

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-07-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-07-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-08-16Final Order Issued
• 1999-08-16Compliance Achieved
• 1999-08-16Enforcement Action Closed