EPA v. LITTLE RIVER ENERGY - STUART 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. LITTLE RIVER ENERGY - STUART UNIT SW/4NW/4NW/4, SEC. 32, TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OSAGE, OSAGE COUNTY, OLKAHOMA 74030 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; 3) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/ OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED; 4) WALLS OF CONTAINMENT SYSTEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE LOW AREAS; AND 5) BRINE DISPOSAL FACILITIES ARE NOT EXAMINED OFTEN. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,900 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• LITTLE RIVER ENERGYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LITTLE RIVER ENERGY - STUART UNIT

  SW/4NW/4NW/4, SEC. 32, T23 N, R11 E, OSAGE, OK, 74054

  Registry ID: 110010591109

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LITTLE RIVER ENERGY

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2002-02-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-02-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-03-14Enforcement Action Closed