EPA v. CAMPGROUND CORPORATION - DEVAUX'S

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. CAMPGROUND CORPORATION FACILITY: DEVAUX'S SECTION 26, T9 N, R1 E, LITTLE CREEK FIELD LITTLE CREEK, 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) NO EVIDENCE OF THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/OPERATOR; 4) INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR PART 112 ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH WRITTEN PROCEDURES DEVELOPED FOR THE FACILITY; 5) WRITTEN PROCED- URES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT SIGNED BY FACI- LITY SUPERVISOR; 6) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN; 7) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 8) NO TRAINING ON THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT DISCHARGES; 9) NO TRAINING ON THE APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS; 10) SPILL PREVENTION BRIEFINGS ARE NOT SCHEDULED AND CON- DUCTED PERIODICALLY; 11) 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; AND 12) 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 $1,500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CAMPGROUND CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CAMPGROUND CORP DEVAUX'S

  SEC. 26, T9 N, R1 E, LITTLE CREEK FIELD, LITTLE CREEK, LA, 71371

  Registry ID: 110010651053

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CAMPGROUND CORPORATIONentered 1999-11-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,500

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