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06-1999-0676Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1999· Region 06

EPA v. FREEMAN OIL COMPANY, INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$500

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. FREEMAN OIL COMPANY, INC. - BULK STORAGE 4411 HIGHWAY 65 SOUTH PINE BLUFF, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71611 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY 1) INADEQUATE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, AND/OR RACK DRAINAGE DOES NOT FLOW TO CATCHMENT BASIN, TREATMENT SYSTEM, OR QUICK DRAINAGE SYSTEM. 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)

  • FREEMAN OIL COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • FREEMAN OIL CO INC - BULK STORAGE

    4411 HWY 65 S, PINE BLUFF, AR, 71611

    Registry ID: 110010657495

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • FREEMAN OIL COMPANY, INC.entered 1999-08-17

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1999-07-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-07-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1999-08-17Final Order Issued
  • 1999-08-17Compliance Achieved
  • 1999-08-17Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
39340
Case number
06-1999-0676
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6SF-R
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1999-0676 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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