EPA v. TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLC

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. TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLC FACILITY: TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLC FOUR-INCH PIPELINE SECTION 3, T17 S, R18 E ARCHER CITY, ARCHER COUNTY, TEXAS 76351 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 50 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON PANTHER CREEK AND ADJOIN- ING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $4,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLC 4' PIPELINE

  SECTION 3, T17 S, R18 E, ARCHER CITY, TX, 76351

  Registry ID: 110010697415

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLCentered 1999-09-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-09-08Final Order Issued
• 1999-09-08Compliance Achieved
• 1999-09-08Enforcement Action Closed