EPA v. EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE COMPANY - 6 STEEL 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. EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE COMPANY - 6 STEEL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE HAWKINS G S FIELD, GEORGE E. BREWER SURVEY, A-41 HAWKINS, WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS 76765 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 3 BARRELS OF OIL, A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE HARMFUL, FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED 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 $500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• EXXONMOBILE PIPELINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO - 6 STEEL CRUDE OIL PIPELI

  0.5 MI SW NEAR HWY 14, HAWKINS G.S. FIELD, HAWKINS, TX, 75765

  Registry ID: 110007204818

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE COMPANYentered 2000-10-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-09-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-10-26Final Order Issued
• 2000-10-26Compliance Achieved
• 2000-10-30Enforcement Action Closed