EPA v. LION OIL COMPANY - EL DORADO REFINERY

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. LION OIL COMPANY - EL DORADO REFINERY 1000 MCHENRY EL DORADO, UNION COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71731 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 14 BARRELS OF A DIESEL/OIL MIXTURE, AND OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON LOUTRE CREEK 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)

• LION OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LION OIL COMPANY

  1000 MCHENRY STREET, EL DORADO, AR, 71730

  Registry ID: 110017419667

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LION OIL COMPANYentered 1999-09-02

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-08-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-08-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-09-02Final Order Issued
• 1999-09-02Compliance Achieved
• 1999-09-02Enforcement Action Closed