EPA v. ODESSA OIL INVESTMENT COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY

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. ODESSA OIL INVESTMENT COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY WHITE NO. 1-13 SALT WATER DISPOSAL WELL ELK CITY, BECKHAM COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 73644 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 25 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON TIMBER CREEK 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 $3,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• ODESSA OIL INVESTMENT COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ODESSA OIL INVESTMENT CO

  WHITE NO. 1-13 SALT WATER DISPOSAL WELL, ELK CITY, OK, 73644

  Registry ID: 110010777962

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ODESSA OIL INVESTMENT COMPANYentered 2000-10-05

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,000

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