EPA v. JOBE OIL & GAS COMPANY - LOCO PALACINE UNIT

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. JOBE OIL & GAS COMPANY - LOCO PALACINE UNIT SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 6 WEST LOCO, STEPHENS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 73442 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 1) NO SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN; 2) 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; AND 3) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIODI- CALLY 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 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• JOBE OIL & GAS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JOBE OIL & GAS CO - LOCO PALACINE UNIT

  SECTION 21, TOWHSHIP 2 S, RANGE 6 W, LOCO, OK, 73442

  Registry ID: 110010591387

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JOBE OIL & GAS COMPANY

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2002-02-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-02-08Enforcement Action Data Entered