EPA v. GAITHER PETROLEUM - HANKAMER SALT WATER DISPOSAL FACILITY

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. GAITHER PETROLEUM FACILITY: SALT WATER DISPOSAL FACILITY HANKAMER, CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS 77560 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 ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; AND 2) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND/OR INSPECTIONS DO NOT IN- CLUDE FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA SSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• GAITHER PETROLEUMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HANKAMER SALT WATER DISPOSAL FAC

  IN CHAMBERS COUNTY, HANKAMER, TX, 77560

  Registry ID: 110010696470

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GAITHER PETROLEUMentered 2000-08-11

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

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