EPA v. FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC., AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY

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. FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. - CRUDE OIL GATHERING LINE SW/4, SEC. 34, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST BARTLESVILLE, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74003 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGED OF 10 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED POND DRAINING INTO SALT 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 $500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC

  5MI W OF BARTLESVILLE, BARTLESVILLE, OK, 74003

  Registry ID: 110007387363

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 2001-03-27

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-03-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-03-27Final Order Issued
• 2001-03-27Compliance Achieved
• 2001-03-28Enforcement Action Closed