EPA v. EOTT ENERGY PIPELINE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A TX. LTD. PARTNER

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. EOTT ENERGY PIPELINE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PUMP SITE, MCCAMEY STATION PIPELINE FACILITY MC CAMEY, UPTON COUNTY, TEXAS 79752 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 50 BARRELS OF OIL FROM FACILITY INTO OR UPON A DRY BAR DITCH AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $4,000 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• EOTT ENERGY PIPELINE LIMITED PARTNERSHIPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EOTT ENERGY PIPELINE LTD PARTNERSHIP

  MCCAMEY STATION PIPELINE FACILITY, MC CAMEY, TX, 79752

  Registry ID: 110010777908

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EOTT ENERGY PIPELINE LIMITED PARTNERSHIPentered 2000-10-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-09-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-10-26Final Order Issued
• 2000-10-26Compliance Achieved
• 2000-10-30Enforcement Action Closed