EPA v. NAVAJO REFINING COMPANY, A NEW MEXICO 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 POLLUT- ION ACT OF 1990. 2. NAVAJO REFINING COMPANY, A NEW MEXICO COMPANY 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BIG SPRING, 30 DEG-14 MIN-31 SEC- NORTH & 101 DEG-26 MIN-07 SEC WEST BIG SPRING, HOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS 79721 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 150 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON POWELL CREEK, LEADING INTO POWELL LAKE 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)

• NAVAJO REFINING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NAVAJO REFINING CO

  11 M SE OF BIG SPRING, 30 DEG-14 MIN-31 SEC-NORTH, BIG SPRING, TX, 79721

  Registry ID: 110010791312

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NAVAJO REFINING COMPANY

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-06-04Enforcement Action Closed