EPA v. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY - PONTOTOC

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. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY FACILITY: 6 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE GATHERING SYSTEM NW/4 OF SECTION 23, T5 N, R8 E PONTOTOC, PONTOTOC COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74820 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 45 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED 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 $4,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE CO -PONTOTOC

  NW/4 OF SECTION 23, T5 N, R8 E, PONTOTOC, OK, 74820

  Registry ID: 110010658396

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYentered 2000-04-12

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-03-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-04-12Final Order Issued
• 2000-04-12Compliance Achieved
• 2000-04-17Enforcement Action Closed