EPA v. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY, A TEXAS COMPNY

Case summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1321(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 3121(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY, A TEXAS COMPANY 10 STEEL PIPE LINE, SEC. 2, BLOCK 2 G.C. & S.F.R.R. CO. APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES WEST OF BENJAMIN, TEXAS AND 5 MILES NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 82/114 GUTHRIE, KING COUNTY, TEXAS 79236 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 450 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED DRY GULLY AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 311(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE CO

  13 M W OF BENJAMIN, TX AND 5 M N SHWY 82/114, GUTHRIE, TX, 79236

  Registry ID: 110010793347

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYentered 2001-04-23

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $8,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-02-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-02-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-04-23Final Order Issued
• 2001-04-23Compliance Achieved
• 2001-04-25Enforcement Action Closed