EPA v. BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY 658 OUACHITA 137 STEPHENS, OUACHITA COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71764 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF THE TRI REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION, PRE- VENTION OF RECURRENCE, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANYNamed in complaint

Facilities (6)

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-06-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-06-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-08-27Enforcement Action Closed