EPA v. VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

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. VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC. 4 SALT WATER DISPOSAL LINE TO L. MAYARD SWD NO. 1 ABBEVILLE, VERMILION PARISH, LOUISIANA 70510 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 3 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY IN- TO OR UPON A DRAINAGE DITCH LEADING TO AN UNNAMED MARSH AREA 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 $500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.

  4 SALT WATER DISPOSAL LINE TO L. MAYARD SWD NO. 1, ABBEVILLE, LA, 70510

  Registry ID: 110010705638

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.entered 2000-10-05

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-09-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-10-05Final Order Issued
• 2000-10-05Compliance Achieved
• 2000-10-10Enforcement Action Closed