EPA v. CONOCO PIPE LINE - 4 GRAY TO ELBERT CRUDE OIL GATHERING LIN

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. CONOCO PIPE LINE - 4 GRAY TO ELBERT CRUDE OIL GATHERING LINE ABSTRACT 793, BLOCK 3071 ELBERT, THROCKMORTON COUNTY, TEXAS 76359 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 2 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED FARM POND LEAD- ING INTO AN UNNAMED CREEK, THEN INTO NORTH ELM CREEK, THEN INTO ELM 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)

• CONOCO PIPE LINENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CONOCO PIPE LINE CO. 4 GRAY TO ELBERT CRUDE OIL

  ABSTRACT 793, BLOCK 3071, ELBERT, TX, 76359

  Registry ID: 110010695300

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CONOCO PIPE LINE

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2001-09-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-09-12Enforcement Action Data Entered