EPA v. CORE PETRO OPERATING, INC. - COVINGTON 'B' LEASE

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. CORE PETRO OPERATING, INC. - COVINGTON 'B' LEASE 1620 CHRISTIAN ROAD WINDTHORST, ARCHER COUNTY, TEXAS 76389 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 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 DIS- POSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS; 3) WALLS OF CONTAINMENT SYSTEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE LOW AREAS; AND 4) ABOVE GROUND VALVES AND PIPELINES ARE NOT EXAMINED PERIODICALLY ON A SCHEDULED BASIS FOR GENERAL CONDITION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $1,700 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CORE PETRO OPERATING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CORE PETRO OPERATING, INC. - COVINGTON 'B'

  1620 CHRISTIAN RD, WINDTHORST, TX, 76389

  Registry ID: 110013724112

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CORE PETRO OPERATING, INC.

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2002-05-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-05-30Enforcement Action Data Entered