EPA v. TRICH PRODUCTION, INC. - EXXON-TENSAS DELTA 'S' 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. TRICH PRODUCTION, INC. FACILITY: EXXON-TENSAS DELTA 'S' LEASE SECTION 10, T5 N, R4 E, WEST LONG SLOUGH FIELD TROUT, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71371 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY: 1) PLAN NOT CERTIFIED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER; 2) NO MANAGEMENT APPROVAL OF PLAN; 3) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 4) 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; 5) TANK MAT- ERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; 6) SECONDARY CON- TAINMENT APPEARS TO BE GROSSLY INADEQUATE FOR TANKS AND CENTRAL TREATING INSTALLATIONS; AND 7) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIODICALLY ON A SCHEDULED BASIS FOR GENERAL CONDITION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,950 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TRICH PRODUCTION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRICH PRODUCTION INC EXXON-TENSAS DELTA 'S' LEASE

  SEC. 10, T5 N, R 4 E, W LONG SLOUGH FIELD, TROUT, LA, 71371

  Registry ID: 110010651044

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

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

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,950

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-10-28Final Order Issued
• 1999-11-01Compliance Achieved
• 1999-11-01Enforcement Action Closed