EPA v. MITCHELL GAS SERVICES, L.P., A TEXAS COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 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 311(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. MITCHELL GAS SERVICES, L.P., A TEXAS COMPANY CRUDE OIL PIPELINE, P/L 30218 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RABBIT LANE AND WALKER CREEK HEARNE, ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS 77859 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 140 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON WALKER CREEK 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 PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• MITCHELL GAS SERVICES, L.P.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MITCHELL GAS SERVICES, L.P.

  INTX OF RABBIT LANE AND WALKER CREEK, HEARNE, TX, 77859

  Registry ID: 110010793356

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MITCHELL GAS SERVICES, L.P.entered 2001-04-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-02-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-02-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-04-19Compliance Achieved
• 2001-04-19Final Order Issued
• 2001-04-23Enforcement Action Closed