EPA v. CREBBS OIL COMPANY - GULF CHOATE FEE LEASE, CHAMPION CHOATE

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. CREBBS OIL COMPANY, GULF CHOATE FEE LEASE, CHAMPION CHOATE SURVEY, A-153 BATSON, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS 77519 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 1) NO EVIDENCE OF THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/ OPERATOR; 2) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECT- IONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 3) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN AC- CORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; 4) TANK MATERIAL AND CON- STRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; 5) EXCESSIVE VEGETATION WHICH AF- FECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM; AND 6) A- BOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIOD- ICALLY ON A SCHEDULED 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 $1,000 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CREBBS OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GULF CHOATE FEE LEASE, CHAMPION CHOATE SUR., A-153

  IN HARDIN COUNTY, BATSON, TX, 77519

  Registry ID: 110010777622

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CREBBS OIL COMPANYentered 2000-08-11

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-07-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-07-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-08-11Final Order Issued
• 2000-08-11Compliance Achieved
• 2000-08-14Enforcement Action Closed