EPA v. TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLC - 4 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE

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. TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLC - 4 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE BICKLEY LEASE WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS 76301 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 40 BARRELS OF OIL, A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE HARMFUL, FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO LONG 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 $3,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLC - 4 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE

  BICKLEY LEASE, WICHITA FALLS, TX, 76301

  Registry ID: 110010660141

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLCentered 2000-11-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-09-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-11-03Final Order Issued
• 2000-11-03Compliance Achieved
• 2000-11-06Enforcement Action Closed