EPA v. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY - 6 CRUDE OIL PIPE LINE GATHERING FAC

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. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY - 6 CRUDE OIL PIPE LINE GATHERING FACILITY SE/4, SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 7 WEST MEDFORD, GRANT COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 73759 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 30 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON SAND 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 $3,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE CO - 6 CRUDE OIL PIPE LINE GATHERIN

  SE/4, SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 25 N, RANGE 7 W, MEDFORD, OK, 73759

  Registry ID: 110010695569

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYentered 2001-10-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-09-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-09-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-10-25Final Order Issued
• 2001-10-25Compliance Achieved
• 2001-11-01Enforcement Action Closed