EPA v. PARKS OIL COMPANY - BULK STORAGE

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. PARKS OIL COMPANY - BULK STORAGE 9955 EAST 55TH PLACE TULSA, TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74146 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY 1) NO SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN, 2) SECONDARY CONTAINMENT APPEARS TO BE GROSSLY INADE- QUATE, 3) INADEQUATE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, AND/OR RACK DRAINAGE DOES NOT FLOW TO CATCHMENT BASIN, TREATMENT SYS- TEM, OR QUICK DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AND 4) FACILITY NOT FULLY FENCED AND ENTRANCE GATES ARE NOT LOCKED AND/OR GUARDED WHEN PLANT IS UNATTENDED OR NOT IN PRODUCTION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $2,100 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• PARKS OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PARKS OIL CO - BULK STORAGE

  9955 E 55TH PL, TULSA, OK, 741466404

  Registry ID: 110010782028

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PARKS OIL COMPANYentered 1999-09-01

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $2,100

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-08-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-08-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-09-01Final Order Issued
• 1999-09-01Compliance Achieved
• 1999-09-01Enforcement Action Closed