EPA v. BELPORT OIL, INC. - AVANT WELL NO. 10

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 POLLUTIONA CT OF 1990. 2. BELPORT OIL, INC. - AVANT WELL NO. 10 SW/4SW/4, SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST AVANT, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74001 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 1) PLAN NOT CERTIFIED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER; 2) NO MANAGEMENT APPROVAL OF PLAN; 3) NO EVIDENCE 0F THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/OPERATOR; 4) INSPECTIONS RE- QUIRED BY 40 CFR PART 112 ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH WRITTEN PROCEDURES DEVELOPED FOR THE FACILITY; 5) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 6) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CON- TAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STOR- AGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGU- LATIONS; 7) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE NOT REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED; 8) SECONDARY CONTAINMENT APPEARS TO BE GROSSLY INADEQUATE FOR TANKS AND CENTRAL TREATING INSTALLATIONS; 9) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND/ OR INSPECTIONS DO NOT INCLUDE TANK FOUNDATION AND SUP- PORTS; AND 10) BRINE DISPOSAL FACILITIES ARE NOT EXAMINED OFTEN. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $2,250 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• BELPORT OIL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BELPORT OIL, INC. - WEST AVANT WELL NO. 10

  SW/4SW/4SW/4, SEC. 21, TOWNSHIP 23 N, RANGE 11 E, AVANT, OK, 74001

  Registry ID: 110010661211

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BELPORT OIL, INC.

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-08-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-08-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-04-01Enforcement Action Closed