EPA v. MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS INC. - METAL 2-7/8 FLOW LINE

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. MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERSINC. - METAL 2-7/8 FLOW LINE SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 4 EAST, RANGE 4 NORTH, IN THE DEWEY WILLS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA NEBO, LA SALLE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71342 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 20 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF DRY OPEN BAYOU 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)

• MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS, INC. - METAL 2 7/8 FLOW

  SEC. 1, T4 E, R4 N, DEWEY WILLS WILDLIFE MANAGEMEN, NEBO, LA, 71342

  Registry ID: 110010640244

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS INC.entered 2001-10-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $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