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 SECTION 2S, 1E WICHITA FALSS, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS 76301 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING 25 BARRELS OF OIL, A QUANTITY THAT HAD BEEN DETERMINED TO BE HARMFUL, FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED DRY 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 $3,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLC - 4 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE

  SECTION 2S, 1E, WICHITA FALLS, TX, 76301

  Registry ID: 110010642180

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE OIL, LLCentered 2000-11-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-09-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-11-03Final Order Issued
• 2000-11-03Compliance Achieved
• 2000-11-06Enforcement Action Closed