EPA v. CENTRAL ARKANSAS PETROLEUM, INC., AN ARKANSAS 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. CENTRAL ARKANSAS PETROLEUM, INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION J-MART UNLEADED GASOLINE UNDERGROUND STORAGE FACILITY MALVERN, HOT SPRINGS COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72104 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 26 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO THE OUACHITA RIVER. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $3,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CENTRAL ARKANSAS PETROLEUM, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CENTRAL ARKANSAS PETROLEUM, INC.

  J-MART NO. 1 UNLEADED GASOLINE UNDERGROUND STORAGE, MALVERN, AR, 72104

  Registry ID: 110010777944

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CENTRAL ARKANSAS PETROLEUM, INC.entered 2000-10-20

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-09-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-10-20Final Order Issued
• 2000-10-20Compliance Achieved
• 2000-10-24Enforcement Action Closed