EPA v. BRIDAS ENERGY USA, INC. - SOHIO WILBERT TANK BATTERY TO THE

Case summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1231(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. BRIDAS ENERGY USA, INC. FACILITY: FLOWLINE FROM THE SOHIO WILBERT TANK BATTERY TO THE L&S WILBERT NO. 2 SALT WATER DISPOSAL WELL BAYOU HENRY FIELD IBERVILLE, IBERVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70776 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 20 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON BAYOU HENRY 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)

• BRIDAS ENERGY USA, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BRIDAS ENERGY USA, INC.

  BAYOU HENRY FIELD, IBERVILLE, LA, 70776

  Registry ID: 110009929453

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BRIDAS ENERGY USA, INC.entered 2000-03-31

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-03-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-03-31Final Order Issued
• 2000-03-31Compliance Achieved
• 2000-04-03Enforcement Action Closed