EPA v. SWSOP - M. E. PIVOTTO LEASE

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. SWSOP, M. E. PIVOTTO LEASE LIBERTY, LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS 77575 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) TANK MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; AND 4) EX- CESSIVE VEGETATION WHICH AFFECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,600 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SWSOPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SWSOP, M. E. PIVOTTO LEASE

  IN LIBERTY COUNTY, LIBERTY, TX, 77575

  Registry ID: 110010777766

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SWSOP

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-07-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-07-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-02-01Enforcement Action Closed