EPA v. SETAB PRODUCTION - GULFCO CENTRAL TANK 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. SETAB PRODUCTION P.O. BOX 86 BATSON, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS 77519 FACILITY: GULFCO CENTRAL TANK BATTERY 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 1) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYS- TEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROP- ERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDNANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; 2) TANK MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; AND 3) A- BOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIOD- ICALLY ON A SCHEDULE BASIS FOR GENERAL CONDITION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $800 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SETAB PRODUCTIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GULFCO CENTRAL TANK BATTERY

  1/2 M N OF BATSON P.O., 1/4 M W OF CITY, BATSON, TX, 77519

  Registry ID: 110010777613

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SETAB PRODUCTIONentered 2000-09-11

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $800

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-07-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-07-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-09-11Final Order Issued
• 2000-09-11Compliance Achieved
• 2000-09-12Enforcement Action Closed