EPA v. PLACID PIPELINE COMPANY LLC, A LOUISIANA 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. PLACID PIPELINE COMPANY LLC, A LOUISIANA COMPANY ABANDONED 4 CRUDE OIL LINE SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST NEBO, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71342 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 5 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED SWAMP DRAINING INTO THE LITTLE RIVER 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 VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• PLACID PIPELINE COMPANY LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PLACID PIPELINE CO LLC

  SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 9 N, RANGE 1 E, NEBO, LA, 71342

  Registry ID: 110010793882

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PLACID PIPELINE COMPANY LLCentered 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