EPA v. DAN REYNOLDS COMPANY - GREEN B TANK 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. DAN REYNOLDS COMPANY - GREEN B TANK BATTERY P.O. BOX 457 CAMDEN, OUACHITA COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71701 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 NOT REGULARLY INSPECTED FOR OIL, AND/OR OIL IS NOT REMOVED; 4) ADEQUATE RECORDS OF DRAIN- AGE EVENTS ARE NOT MAINTAINED; 5) TANK MATERIAL AND CON- STRUCTION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE OIL STORED AND THE CONDITIONS OF STORAGE; 6) EXCESSIVE VEGETATION WHICH AF- FECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM; 7) WALL OF CONTAINMENT SYSTEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE LOW AREAS; AND 8) VISUAL TANK INSPECTIONS ARE NOT CONDUCTED PERIOD- ICALLY 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 $2,350 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• DAN REYNOLDS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DAN REYNOLDS CO - GREEN B TANK BATTERY

  PO BOX 457, CAMDEN, AR, 71701

  Registry ID: 110013716327

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DAN REYNOLDS COMPANYentered 2002-08-06

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $2,350

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-05-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-06-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-08-06Final Order Issued
• 2002-08-07Enforcement Action Closed