EPA v. EOTT ENERGY - COLORADO CITY

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 - COLORADO CITY PIPELINE PUMP STATION SNYDER, SCURRY COUNTY, TEXAS 79550 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 100 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON LITTLE SULFUR 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 $5,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• EOTT ENERGYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EOTT ENERGY

  COLORADO CITY PIPELINE PUMP STATION, SNYDER, TX, 79550

  Registry ID: 110010661248

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EOTT ENERGYentered 2001-06-07

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

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