EPA v. JP OIL COMPANY, INC. - BOAGNI WELL 5 CHRISTMAS TREE

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. JP OIL COMPANY, INC. - BOAGNI WELL 5 CHRISTMAS TREE IN OPELOUSAS FIELD OPELOUSAS, ST. LANDRY PARISH, LOUISIANA 70570 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 10 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE HIGHWAY 31 ROAD DITCH 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)

• JP OIL COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JP OIL COMPANY, INC.

  BOAGNI WELL NO. 5, OPELOUSAS FIELD, OPELOUSAS, LA, 70570

  Registry ID: 110010640191

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JP OIL COMPANY, INC.

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2001-09-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-09-17Enforcement Action Data Entered