EPA v. TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 311(B)(6)(A)(I) ABD 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. TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPILINE INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION WINNSBORO, WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS 75494 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 150 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON RED BRANCH CREEK AND AD- JOINING 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)

• TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC.

  ADJACENT TO RED BRANCH CREEK, WINNSBORO, TX, 75494

  Registry ID: 110010725965

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC.entered 2001-07-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $9,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-06-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-07-18Final Order Issued
• 2001-08-22Compliance Achieved
• 2001-08-22Enforcement Action Closed