EPA v. PRECISION OPERATING, INC. - HIRAM PERSONS 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. PRECISION OPERATING, INC. - HIRAM PERSONS NO. 2 9 MILES WEST OF THE CITY ON HIGHWAY 82 SHERMAN, GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS 75090 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) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF IN- SPECTIONS ARE NOT SIGNED BY FACILITY SUPERVISOR; 4) WRIT- TEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN; 5) WRITTEN RECORDS AND A RECORD OF IN- SPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 6) SPILL PREVENTION BRIEFINGS ARE NOT SCHEDULED AND CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY; 7) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE NOT REGULARLY IN- SPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED; 8) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY BY APPRO- PRIATE PERSONNEL AND/OR INSPECTIONS DO NOT INCLUDE TANK FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS; 9) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPE- LINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIODICALLY ON A SCHEDULED BASIS FOR GENERAL CONDITION; 10) INADEQUATE OR NO FLOWLINE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM: AND 11) PLAN HAS INADEQUATE OR NO DISCUSSION OF OIL PRODUCTION FACILITIES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,450 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• PRECISION OPERATING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PRECISION OPERATING, INC. - HIRAM PERSONS NO. 2

  9 M W OF THE CITY ON HWY 82, SHERMAN, TX, 75090

  Registry ID: 110010660917

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PRECISION OPERATING, INC.

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-06-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-06-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-07-05Enforcement Action Closed