EPA v. HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION - STATE LEASE 1461, WELL 22

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. HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION FACILITY: STATE LEASE 1461, WELL 22 CATAHOULA LAKE FIELD (LAKEVIEW LOOP) TULLOS, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71479 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) TANK MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT COMPAT- IBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; AND 3) SECONDARY CONTAINMENT APPEARS TO BE GROSSLY INADE- QUATE FOR TANKS AND CENTRAL TREATING INSTALLATIONS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $850 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HUNT PETROLEUM CORP STATE LEASE 1461 WELL 22

  CATAHOULA LAKE FIELD (LAKEVIEW LOOP), TULLOS, LA, 71479

  Registry ID: 110010776801

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-11-10Enforcement Action Closed