EPA v. ALPINE RESOURCES, INC. - KIRBY MC COY 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. ALPINE RESOURCES, INC., KIRBY-MCCOY LEASE MCCOY FIELD CLEVELAND, LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS 77327 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 SUPERVISOR; 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 MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 5) SPILL PRE- VENTION BRIEFINGS ARE NOT SCHEDULED AND CONDUCTED PERIOD- ICALLY; AND 6) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAIN- MENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULA- TIONS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $450 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• ALPINE RESOURCES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALPINE RESOURCES, INC.

  KIRBY MC COY LEASE, MC COY FIELD, CLEVELAND, TX, 77327

  Registry ID: 110010650492

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALPINE RESOURCES, INC.

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-07-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-07-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-01-15Enforcement Action Closed