EPA v. HUNT OIL COMPANY - S.B. BURNETT ESTATE WELL WC-02, RRC LEASE

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. HUNT OIL COMPANY FACILITY: S.B. BURNETT ESTATE WC-02 WELL, RRC LEASE ID 65200 WM (2ND TANNEHILL) FIELD, SECTION 10, BLOCK F, H & TCC RR CO. SURVEY KING COUNTY, TEXAS 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 6 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY IN- TO OR UPON AN UNNAMED GULCH 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)

• HUNT OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HUNT OIL CO

  WM (2ND TANNEHILL) FIELD, SEC. 10 BLK. F, H & TCC, KNOX CITY, TX, 79529

  Registry ID: 110010704880

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HUNT OIL COMPANYentered 2000-04-12

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-03-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-04-12Final Order Issued
• 2000-04-12Compliance Achieved
• 2000-04-17Enforcement Action Closed