EPA v. C & F OIL COMPANY, INC.

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. C & F OIL COMPANY, INC. FACILITY: C & F OIL COMPANY, INC. IPCO A-25 LEASE SEC. 25, T8 N, R2 E TROUT, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71371 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY: 1) NO SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN; 2) FIELD DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE NOT REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED; 3) EXCESSIVE VEGETATION WHICH AFFECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM: AND 4) BRINE DISPOSAL FACILITIES ARE NOT EXAMINED OFTEN. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,600 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• C & F OIL COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• C & F OIL COMPANY, INC., IPCO A-25 LEASE

  SEC. 25, T8 N, R2 E, TROUT, LA, 71371

  Registry ID: 110010650866

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• C & F OIL COMPANY, INC.entered 1999-10-28

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,600

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-10-28Final Order Issued
• 1999-11-01Compliance Achieved
• 1999-11-01Enforcement Action Closed