EPA v. TRIPLE W OIL COMPANY, 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. TRIPLE W OIL COMPANY, INC. P.O. BOX 546 CHANDLER, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74834 FACILITY: SW DAVENPORT PRUE SAND UNIT SECTION 17, T14 N, R5 E LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY: 1) NO EVIDENCE OF THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/OP- ERATOR; 2) PLAN DOES NOT DISCUSS APPROPRIATE CONTAINMENT/ DIVERSIONARY STRUCTURE/EQUIPMENT; 3) INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR PART 112 ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH WRITTEN PROCEDURES; 4) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPEC- TIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 5) SPILL PRE- VENTION BRIEFINGS ARE NOT SCHEDULED AND CONDUCTED PERIOD- ICALLY; AND 6) WALLS OF CONTAINMENT SYSTEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE LOW AREAS. 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 VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TRIPLE W OIL COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRIPLE W OIL COMPANY, INC.

  PO BOX 546, CHANDLER, OK, 74834

  Registry ID: 110010595935

Statutes cited

• CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRIPLE W OIL COMPANY, INC.entered 2000-01-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-12-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-04Final Order Issued
• 2000-01-10Compliance Achieved
• 2000-01-10Enforcement Action Closed
• 2000-01-14Enforcement Action Data Entered