EPA v. CONOCO PIPE LINE COMPANY

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 OF 1990. 2. CONOCO PIPE LINE COMPANY FACILITY: LACEY 6 STEEL PIPELINE SW/4, SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 19N, RANGE 6W KINGFISHER, KINGFISHER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 73750 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 15 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON LITTLE TURKEY CREEK 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)

• CONOCO PIPE LINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CONOCO PIPE LINE CO

  SW/4, SEC. 31, T19 N, 66 W, LACEY 6 PIPE LINE, KINGFISHER, OK, 73750

  Registry ID: 110010697031

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CONOCO PIPE LINE COMPANYentered 2000-02-02

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-12-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-02-02Final Order Issued
• 2000-02-09Compliance Achieved
• 2000-02-09Enforcement Action Closed