EPA v. LPD ENERGY COMPANY, LLC - MUSKOGEE ROYALTY UNIT BATTERY

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. LPD ENERGY COMPANY, LLC MUSKOGEE ROYALTY UNIT BATTERY SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 18 EAST MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 1) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 2) SPILL PREVENTION BRIEFINGS ARE NOT SCHEDULED AND CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY; 3) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE NOT REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED; AND 4) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND/OR INSPECTIONS DO NOT INCLUDE TANK FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $600 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• LPD ENERGY COMPANY, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LPD ENERGY COMPANY, LLC

  SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 14 N, RANGE 18 E, TULSA, OK, 74135

  Registry ID: 110010761489

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LPD ENERGY COMPANY, LLCentered 2000-05-02

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $600

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-05-02Final Order Issued
• 2000-05-02Compliance Achieved
• 2000-05-04Enforcement Action Closed