EPA v. EOTT ENERGY - BINGER PUMP STATION

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 311(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1321(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. EOTT ENERGY - BINGER PUMP STATION PIPELINE SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH, RANGE 11 WEST BINGER, CADDO COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 73009 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 200 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO WILLOW CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 311(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• EOTT ENERGYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EOTT ENERGY - BINGER PUMP STA

  SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 9 N, RANGE 11 W, BINGER, OK, 73009

  Registry ID: 110010725910

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EOTT ENERGYentered 2001-06-07

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $12,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-05-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-05-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-06-07Final Order Issued
• 2001-07-02Compliance Achieved
• 2001-07-02Enforcement Action Closed