EPA v. SEAGULL OPERATING COMPANY, INC. - HUFFMAN BAILEY LEASE

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. SEAGULL OPERATING COMPANY, INC. - HUFFMAN BAILEY LEASE HARVEY BRADFORD ROAD, 7 MILES SOUTH OF THE CITY JENNA, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71342 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 1) NO EVIDENCE OF THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/ OPERATOR; 2) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECT- IONS ARE NOT SIGNED BY FACILITY SUPERVISOR; 3) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 4) TANK MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; 5) SECONDARY CONTAINMENT APPEARS TO BE GROSSLY INADEQUATE FOR TANKS AND CENTRAL TREATING INSTALLATIONS: 6) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND/OR INSPECTIONS DO NOT IN- CLUDE TANK FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS; AND 7) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIODICALLY ON A SCHEDULED BASIS FOR GENERAL CONDITION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,550 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SEAGULL OPERATING COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SEAGULL OPR COMPANY, INC. - HUFFMAN BAILEY

  HARVEY BRADFORD RD, 7 M S OF THE CITY, JENA, LA, 71342

  Registry ID: 110010660819

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SEAGULL OPERATING COMPANY, INC.entered 2001-07-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,550

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1991-06-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-06-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-07-18Final Order Issued
• 2001-07-19Compliance Achieved
• 2001-07-19Enforcement Action Closed