EPA v. DELONG OIL & GAS SERVICES, INC/; EAST TONKAWA UNIT BATTERY

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. DELONG OIL & GAS SERVICES, INC. - EAST TONKAWA UNIT BAT- TERY SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST TONKAWA, KAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74653 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 1) INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR PART 112 ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH WRITTEN PROCEDURES DEVELOPED FOR THE FA- CILITY; 2) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN; 3) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 4) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; 5) TANK MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; AND 6) VIS- UAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND/OR INSPECTIONS DO NOT INCLUDE TANK FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $950 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• DELONG OIL & GAS SERVICES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DELONG OIL & GAS SERVICES, INC. - EAST TONKAWA UNI

  SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 25 N, RANGE 1 E, TONKAWA, OK, 74653

  Registry ID: 110010591378

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DELONG OIL & GAS SERVICES, INC.entered 2002-03-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $950

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2002-02-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-02-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-03-19Final Order Issued
• 2002-03-19Compliance Achieved
• 2002-03-20Enforcement Action Closed