EPA v. MARIO OIL AND GAS, LLC - THOMPSON HEIRS 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. MARIO OIL AND GAS, L.L.C. FACILITY: THOMPSON HEIRS LEASE TANK BATTERY SECTION 10, T6 N, R4 E, FRENCH FORK FIELD TULLOS, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71479 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY: 1) ACCUMULATED 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; 2) TANK MAT- ERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; 3) VISUAL TANK IN- SPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND/OR INSPECTIONS DO NOT INCLUDE TANK FOUNDA- TION AND SUPPORTS; 4) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIODICALLY ON A SCHEDULED BASIS FOR GENERAL CONDITION; AND 5) 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 $1,900 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• MARIO OIL AND GAS, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MARIO OIL & GAS THOMPSON HEIRS LEASE TANK BTTY

  SEC. 10, T6 N, R4 E, FRENCH FORK FIELD, TULLOS, LA, 71479

  Registry ID: 110010776810

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MARIO OIL AND GAS, LLCentered 1999-11-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,900

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-11-04Final Order Issued
• 1999-11-04Compliance Achieved
• 1999-11-04Enforcement Action Closed