EPA v. ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION - O. L. BURNEY CRUDE OIL TRUN

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. ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION O. L. BURNEY CRUDE OIL TRUNK PIPELINE SNYDER, SCURRY COUNTY, TEXAS 79550 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 12 BARRELS OF OIL, A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE HARMFUL, FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON BULL 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)

• ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP - O. L. BURNEY CRUDE OIL

  IN SCURRY COUNTY, SNYDER, TX, 79550

  Registry ID: 110010642144

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONentered 2000-10-05

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-09-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-10-05Final Order Issued
• 2000-10-05Compliance Achieved
• 2000-10-10Enforcement Action Closed