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06-2001-4352Administrative - FormalComplaint Filed/AO IssuedFY 2001· Region 06

EPA v. EOG RESOURCES, INC. - GOOCH 183 NO. 1X

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. EOG RESOURCES, INC. - GOOCH 183 NO. 1X GAINSEVILLE, COOKE COUNTY, TEXAS 76240 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 A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN; 4) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF IN- SPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 5) TANK MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; AND 6) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED ON A SCHEDULED BAS- IS 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 $800 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

  • EOG RESOURCES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • EOG RESOURCES, INC. - GOOCH 183 NO. 1X

    IN COOKE COUNTY, GAINESVILLE, TX, 76240

    Registry ID: 110010660944

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311JSPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • EOG RESOURCES, INC.

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2001-06-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2001-07-03Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
41557
Case number
06-2001-4352
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6SF-R
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2001-4352 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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