EPA v. BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY, AN ARKANSAS COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 311(B)(6)(A)(II) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1321(B)(6)(A) (II) AND 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLU- TION ACT OF 1990. 2. BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 111 AND COUNTY ROAD 64, N.E. STEPHENS, COLUMBIA COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71764 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 148 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF LITTLE SMACKOVER CREEK, LEADING INTO SMACKOVER CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 311(B)(6)(A)(II) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY

  658 OUACHITA 137, STEPHENS, AR, 71764

  Registry ID: 110000451181

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANYentered 2001-05-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $8,880

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-05-24Final Order Issued