EPA v. Farmland Industries, Inc. (NC)
Source Agrees
Case summary
'**VIOLATION: 1) Unauthorized discharge of 2,000 barrels of oil from its facility into or upon a rocky draw of Cedar Creek, a tributary of Buck Creek which is a tributary to Sand Creek which feeds into Caney River. **PROPOSED PENALTY: $2,200,000.00. '
Defendants (1)
- Farmland Industries, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FARMLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. - 4 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE
NE/4, SECTION 36-T27N-R13E, BARTLESVILLE, OK, 74006
Registry ID: 110013704802
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Farmland Industries, Inc.
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $750,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2002-09-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2002-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-07-22Final Order Lodged
- 2003-07-22Complaint Filed With Court
- 2005-06-14Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 86639
- Case number
- 06-2002-3742
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6RC-S
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2002-3742 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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