EPA v. EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE COMPANY - 4 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE

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 OF 1990. 2. EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE COMPANY - 4 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE, EAST TEXAS GATHERING SYSTEM, THOMAS J. MARTIN SURVEY HENDERSON, RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS 75652 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 3 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON STAR CREEK, LEADING INTO LITTLE RABBIT CREEK, THEN INTO RABBIT 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 VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO - 4 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE

  ON THE THOMAS J. MARTIN SURVEY, HENDERSON, TX, 75652

  Registry ID: 110010661319

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE COMPANYentered 2001-08-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-07-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-07-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-08-29Final Order Issued
• 2001-08-31Compliance Achieved
• 2001-08-31Enforcement Action Closed