EPA v. BUCK CREEK ASSOCIATES

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. BUCK CREEK ASSOCIATES, OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION LEASE P.O. BOX 2071 BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74005 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 25 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF KEELER 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 $3,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• BUCK CREEK ASSOCIATESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BUCK CREEK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.

  PO BOX 2091, BARTLESVILLE, OK, 74005

  Registry ID: 110010659304

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BUCK CREEK ASSOCIATES

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-12-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-01-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-12-12Enforcement Action Closed