EPA v. LITTLE RIVER ENERGY COMPANY - STUART UNIT

Case summary

1. SECTION 31(B)(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 COMPANY - STUART UNIT SW/4NW/4NW/4, SEC. 32, TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OSAGE, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74054 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 1) PLAN NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW; 2) ACCUMULATED OIL IN THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM(S) IS NOT PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO STORAGE OR PROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN AC- CORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; 3) FIELD DRAINAGE DITCHES, ROAD DITCHES, AND OIL TRAPS, SUMPS, OR SKIMMERS ARE NOT REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED; AND 4) WALLS OF CONTAINMENT SYSTEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE LOW AREAS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $900 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• LITTLE RIVER ENERGY COMPANYNamed 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 COMPANYentered 2002-04-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $900

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2002-03-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-04-04Final Order Issued
• 2002-04-04Compliance Achieved
• 2002-04-05Enforcement Action Closed