EPA v. CAMBRIDGE ENERGY CORPORATION - L. M. HOLDING NO. 1 AND NO. 2

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. CAMBRIDGE ENERGY CORPORATION - L. M. HOLDING NO. 1 AND 2 SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 11 SOUTH, RANGE 7 EAST LA PLACE, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, LOUISIANA 70068 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) INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR PART 112 ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH WRITTEN PROCEDURES DEVELOPED FOR THE FACILITY; 3) NO TRAINING ON THE OPERATION AND MAIN- TENANCE OF EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT DISCHARGES; 4) NO TRAIN- ING ON THE APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS; 5) SPILL PREVENTION BRIEFINGS ARE NOT SCHEDULED AND CONDUCT- ED PERIODICALLY; 6) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED; 7) ADEQUATE RECORDS OF DRAINAGE EVENTS ARE NOT MAINTAINED; 8) MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY IMPREVIOUS; 9) WALLS OF CONTAINMENT SYSTEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE LOW AREAS; 10) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODICAL- LY BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND/OR INSPECTIONS DO NOT IN- CLUDE TANK FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS; 11) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIODICALLY ON A SCHEDULED BASIS FOR GENERAL CONDITION; 12) BRINE DISPOSAL FACILITIES ARE NOT EXAMINED OFTEN; AND 13) INADEQUATE OR NO FLOWLINE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $2,150 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CAMBRIDGE ENERGY CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CAMBRIDGE ENERGY CORP

  SECTION 1, T11 S, R7 E, LA PLACE, LA, 70068

  Registry ID: 110010660846

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CAMBRIDGE ENERGY CORPORATION

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2001-06-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-06-22Enforcement Action Data Entered