EPA v. TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLC - 2 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE, CADDO COUNTY

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. TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLC FACILITY: 2 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE SW/4 OF SW/4 OF SECTION 30, T6 N, R9 W CADDO COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 10 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED FRESH WATER POND 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)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL LLC

  SW/4 OF SW/4, OF SEC. 30, T6 N, R9 W, CADDO CO., OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73102

  Registry ID: 110010658430

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLCentered 2000-04-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-03-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-04-04Final Order Issued
• 2000-04-04Compliance Achieved
• 2000-04-05Enforcement Action Closed