EPA v. HERMAN ROBERTS

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. HERMAN ROBERTS FACILITY: ROBERTS LEASE SE/4 OF SECTION 35, T15 N, R11 E BEGGS, OKMULGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74421 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY 1) FACILITY HAD NO SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUN- TERMEASURE (SPCC) PLAN, AND 2) THERE WAS NO SECONDARY MEANS OF CONTAINMENT FOR THE BULK STORAGE TANKS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIO- LATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• HERMAN ROBERTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ROBERTS LEASE

  SE/4 OF SECTION 35, T15 N, R11 E, BEGGS, OK, 74421

  Registry ID: 110010734161

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HERMAN ROBERTSentered 2000-06-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-06-08Final Order Issued
• 2000-07-10Compliance Achieved
• 2000-07-11Enforcement Action Closed