EPA v. TRI-UNION DEVELOPMENT - JOE DUGAT 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. TRI-UNION DEVELOPMENT, JOE DUGAT LEASE SOUTH LIBERTY FIELD LIBERTY, LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS 77575 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 SIGNED BY FACILITY SUPERVOSOR; 3) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN; 4) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF IN- SPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 5) ACCUMU- LATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; AND 6) WALLS OF CON- TAINMENT SYSTEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE LOW AREAS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $600 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TRI-UNION DEVELOPMENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRI-UNION DEVELOPMENT

  JOE DUGAT LEASE, S LIBERTY FIELD, LIBERTY, TX, 77575

  Registry ID: 110010650483

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRI-UNION DEVELOPMENTentered 2000-08-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $600

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-07-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-07-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-08-18Final Order Issued
• 2000-08-18Compliance Achieved
• 2000-08-21Enforcement Action Closed