EPA v. PLACID REFINING COMPANY LLC

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. PLACID PIPELINE COMPANY LLC 1940 LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 1 NORTH PORT ALLEN, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70767 FACILITY: 3'-DIAMETER STEEL GATHERING SYSTEM LINE 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 20 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED SWALE ADJACENT TO FRENCH FORK BAYOU AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• PLACID REFINING COMPANY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PLACID REFINING COMPANY

  1940 NORTH LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 1, PORT ALLEN, LA, 70767

  Registry ID: 110000449863

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PLACID REFINING COMPANY LLCentered 2000-01-22

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-12-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-01-22Final Order Issued
• 2000-01-22Compliance Achieved
• 2000-01-25Enforcement Action Closed