EPA v. LOUISIANA TANK, INC.

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. LOUISIANA TANK, INC. OILY WATER DISPOSAL TANK SITE 4187 HIGHWAY 3059 LAKE CHARLES, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA 70615 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 5 BARRLS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON A NETWORK OF DRAINAGE DITCHES LEADING TO THE CALCASIEU RIVER 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)

• LOUISIANA TANK, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• LA TANK INC

  4187 HWY 3059, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110010561463

• LA TANK INC

  4187 HWY 3059, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110010561463

• LA TANK INC

  4187 HWY 3059, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110010561463

• LA TANK INC

  4187 HWY 3059, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601

  Registry ID: 110010561463

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LOUISIANA TANK, INC.entered 2000-01-14

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-12-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-01-14Final Order Issued
• 2000-01-14Compliance Achieved
• 2000-01-18Enforcement Action Closed