EPA v. QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION

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. QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATION W. L. BINGLE LEASE DAISETTA, LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS 77533 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(4) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 15 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE DAISETTA SWAMP, WHICH DRAINS INTO THE NORTH FORK ISLAND BAYOU, THENCE THE WEST END SLOUGH, WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY OF BATISTE CREEK AND AD- JOINING 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)

• QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• QUAIL CREEK OIL CORP

  W L BINGLE LEASE, DAISETTA, TX, 77533

  Registry ID: 110010791287

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• QUAIL CREEK OIL CORPORATIONentered 2001-01-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-12-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-01-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-01-26Final Order Issued
• 2001-01-29Compliance Achieved
• 2001-01-29Enforcement Action Closed