EPA v. COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC. - GAS FLOWLINE

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. COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC., GAS FLOWLINE M. COOKE #1 & 2 FURTH #2, TUCKER #3 WELLS BENJAMIN HOOPER SURVEY, A-295 ELYSIAN FIELDS, HARRISON COUNTY, TEXAS 75642 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 10 BARRELS OF OIL, A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE HARMFUL, FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON CROSS BAYOU 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)

• COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC., GAS FLOWLINE

  M. COOKE #1 & 2, FURRH #2, TUCKER #3 WELLS,, ELYSIAN FIELDS, TX, 75642

  Registry ID: 110010660132

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.entered 2000-10-20

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-09-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-10-20Final Order Issued
• 2000-10-20Compliance Achieved
• 2000-10-24Enforcement Action Closed