EPA v. ATKINS PRODUCTION, INC. - MILES-ESSEX LEASE

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. ATKINS PRODUCTION, INC. FACILITY: MILES-ESSEX LEASE SECTION 25, T10 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) 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) NO TRAINING ON THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT DISCHARGES; 6) NO TRAINING ON THE APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS; 7) SPILL PREVENTION BRIEFINGS ARE NOT SCHEDULED AND CON- DUCTED PERIODICALLY; AND 8) 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 $400 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• ATKINS PRODUCTION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ATKINS PRODUCTION, INC MILES-ESSEX LEASE

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

  Registry ID: 110010782064

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ATKINS PRODUCTION, INC.entered 1999-10-28

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $400

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-10-28Final Order Issued
• 1999-11-01Compliance Achieved
• 1999-11-01Enforcement Action Closed