EPA v. SUNOCO, INC. - 6 CRUDE OIL GATHERING LINE

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. SUNOCO, INC. - 6 CRUDE OIL GATHERING LINE TREW RANCH, SECTION 16 PAMPA, GRAY COUNTY, TEXAS 79065 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 41 BARRELS OF OIL, A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE HARMFUL, FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNMANED DRY GULLY 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 $4,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SUNOCO, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUNOCO, INC. - 6 CRUDE OIL GATHERING LINE

  TREW RANCH, SECTION 16, PAMPA, TX, 79065

  Registry ID: 110010781680

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUNOCO, INC.entered 2000-10-05

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,000

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