EPA v. EOTT ENERGY LOREX STATION

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 LOREX STATION SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST COTTON VALLEY, WEBSTER PARISH, LOUISIANA 71018 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 40 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED SWALE AND AD- JOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $3,500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• EOTT ENERGYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EOTT ENERGY LOREX STA

  SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 20 N, RANGE 10 W, COTTON VALLEY, LA, 71018

  Registry ID: 110010695612

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EOTT ENERGYentered 2001-06-07

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,500

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