EPA v. TEPPCO CRUDE PIPELINE, LP - 3 CRUDE OIL GATHERING 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 ACT OF 1990. 2. TEPPCO CRUDE PIPELINE, LP - 3 CRUDE PIPELINE GATHERING PIPELINE SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST GENE AUTRY, CARTER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 73436 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 60 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED INTERMITTENT 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 $4,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE PIPELINE, LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE PIPELINE, LP - 3 CRUDE OIL GATHERING

  SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 2 S, RANGE 3 W, GENE AUTRY, OK, 73436

  Registry ID: 110010640217

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEPPCO CRUDE PIPELINE, LPentered 2001-10-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,500

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