EPA v. CARDINAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF LA

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. CARDINAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF LA 1801 OAK HILL ROAD FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS 76112 FACILITY: HARPER #3 LEASE TANK BATTERY SECTION 26, T10 N, R1 E WINN PARISH, LOUISIANA 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY: 1) NO SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN; 2) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETUNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DIS- POSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; 3) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED; AND 4) BRINE DISPOSAL FACILITIES ARE NOT EX- AMINED OFTEN. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $2,200 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CARDINAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF LANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CARDINAL PETROLEUM CORP OF LA

  1801 OAK HILL RD, FORT WORTH, TX, 761124004

  Registry ID: 110010595908

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CARDINAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF LA

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-12-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-02-01Enforcement Action Closed