EPA v. S & S WILLIAMS, INC. - H. H. RUSSEL LEASE TANK BATTERY

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. S & S WILLIAMS, INC. FACILITY: H H RUSSEL LEASE TANK BATTERY SECTION 25, R10 N, R1 E, TULLOS-URANIA FIELD TULLOS, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71479 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY: 1) PLAN NOT CERTIFIED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER; 2) NO EVIDENCE OF THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/OPERATOR; 3) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT SIGNED BY FACILITY SUPERVISOR; 4) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN; 5) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 6) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RE- TURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; 7) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE NOT REGU- LARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED; 8) TANK MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; 9) EXCESS- IVE VEGETATION WHICH AFFECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE CON- TAINMENT SYSTEM; AND 10) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE CON- DUCTED PERIODICALLY BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND/OR IN- SPECTIONS DO NOT INCLUDE TANK FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSAUNT 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)

• S & S WILLIAMS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• S & S WILLIAMS INC H. .H. RUSSEL LEASE TANK BTTY

  SEC. 25, T10 N, R1 E, TULLOS-URANIA FIELD, TULLOS, LA, 71479

  Registry ID: 110010776767

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• S & S WILLIAMS, INC.entered 2000-02-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,600

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-02-03Final Order Issued
• 2000-02-09Compliance Achieved
• 2000-02-09Enforcement Action Closed