EPA v. Q. F. SAGDAHL

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. O. F. SAGDAHL FACILITY: O. F. SAGDAHL LEASE TULLOS-URANIA FIELD TULLOS, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71479 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VILATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY: 1) PLAN NOT CERTIFIED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER; 2) NO MANAGEMENT APPROVAL OF PLAN; 3) NO EVIDENCE OF THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/OPERATOR; 4) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT SIGNED BY FACILITY SUPERVISOR; 5) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPEC- TIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN; 6) WRITTEN PROCED- URES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 7) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAIN- MENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULA- TIONS; AND 8) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE NOT REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,200 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• Q. F. SAGDAHLNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• Q. F. SAGDAHL LEASE

  TULLOS-URANIA FIELD, TULLOS, LA, 71479

  Registry ID: 110010650857

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Q. F. SAGDAHLentered 1999-11-11

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-11-11Final Order Issued
• 1999-11-11Compliance Achieved
• 1999-11-16Enforcement Action Closed