EPA v. EOTT ENERGY BEAVER 6 GATHERING PIPELINE - WHITE OAK

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. EOTT ENERGY - 6 GATHERING PIPELINE WHITE OAK (COTTON VALLEY) FIELD WHITE OAK, GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS 75693 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 12 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON MOODY CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• EOTT ENERGYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EOTT ENERGY BEAVER 6' GATHERING PIPELINE

  WHITE OAK (COTTON VALLEY) FIELD, WHITE OAK, TX, 75693

  Registry ID: 110010661220

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EOTT ENERGYentered 2001-06-07

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-05-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-05-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-06-07Final Order Issued
• 2001-06-07Compliance Achieved
• 2001-06-11Enforcement Action Closed