EPA v. PRINGLE RESOURCES, INC. - P.H. POWELL UNIT RRC ID NO. 16054

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. PRINGLE RESOURCES, INC., P. H. POWELL UNIT, RRC ID NO. 16054 WARREN, TYLER COUNTY, TEXAS 77664 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 1) NO SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN; 2) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; 3) EXCESSIVE VEGETATION WHICH AFFECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM; AND 4) WALLS OF CONTAINMENT SYS- TEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE LOW AREAS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SUBTITLE I OF RCRA, EPA ASSESS- ED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,500 FOR THE VIO- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• PRINGLE RESOURCES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• P.H. POWELL UNIT RRC ID NO. 16054

  IN TYLER COUNTY, WARREN, TX, 77664

  Registry ID: 110010660034

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PRINGLE RESOURCES, INC.

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-07-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-07-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-08-10Enforcement Action Closed