EPA v. TUNDRA ENERGY - STAPLETON 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. TUNDRA ENERGY FACILITY: STAPLETON TANK BATTERY SECTION 28, T8 N, R3 E, SOUTH JENA FIELD JENA, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71342 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY: 1) NO EVIDENCE OF THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/OP- ERATOR; 2) INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR PART 112 ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH WRITTEN PROCEDURES DEVELOPED FOR THE FACILITY; 3) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF IN- SPECTIONS ARE NOT SIGNED BY FACILITY SUPERVISOR; 4) WRIT- TEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN; 5) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAIN- ED FOR THREE YEARS; 6) PLAN HAS INADEQUATE OR NO DISCUSS- ION OF PERSONNEL AND SPILL PREVENTION PROCEDURES; 7) AC- CUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DIS- POSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; 8) SECONDARY CONTAINMENT APPEARS TO BE GROSSLY INADEQUATE FOR TANKS AND CENTRAL TREATING INSTALLATIONS; 9) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIODICALLY ON A SCHEDULED BASIS FOR GENERAL CONDITION; AND 10) PLAN HAS INADEQUATE OR NO DISCUSSION OF OIL PRODUCTION FACILITIES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,350 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TUNDRA ENERGYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TUNDRA ENERGY STAPLETON TANK BATTERY

  SEC. 28, T8 N, R3 E, S JENA FIELD, JENA, LA, 71342

  Registry ID: 110010776776

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TUNDRA ENERGYentered 1999-11-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,350

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-11-04Final Order Issued
• 1999-11-04Compliance Achieved
• 1999-11-04Enforcement Action Closed