EPA v. RELIANCE PETROLEUM CORPORATION - HTD NO. 31 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. RELIANCE PETROLEUM CORPORATION FACILITY: HTD NO. 31 TANK BATTERY WEST LONG SLOUGH FIELD TROUT, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71371 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) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 3) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; 4) SECONDARY CONTAINMENT APPEARS TO BE GROSSLY INADEQUATE FOR TANKS AND CENTRAL TREATING IN- STALLATIONS; 5) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIODICALLY ON A SCHEDULED BASIS FOR GENERAL CONDITION; AND 6) BRINE DISPOSAL FACILITIES ARE NOT EXAM- INED OFTEN. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,400 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• RELIANCE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RELIANCE PETROLEUM CORP HTD NO. 31 TANK BATTERY

  W SLOUGH FIELD, TROUT, LA, 71371

  Registry ID: 110010782082

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RELIANCE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONentered 1999-11-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,400

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-11-04Final Order Issued
• 1999-11-04Compliance Achieved
• 1999-11-04Enforcement Action Closed