EPA v. EOTT ENERGY LP

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. EOTT ENERGY LP TULLOS, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71479 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 A STORM WATER DRAINAGE DITCH AND ADJOINING SHORE- LINES. 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)

• VINTAGE PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL TANK BATTERYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• VINTAGE PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL TANK BATTERY

  IN LA SALLE PARISH, TULLOS, LA, 71479

  Registry ID: 110010642162

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EOTT ENERGY LPentered 2000-10-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,500

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