EPA v. SEMINOLE CREEK, LTD. - CRUDE OIL GATHERING PIPELINE

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. SEMINOLE CREEK, LTD. - CRUDE OIL GATHERING PIPELINE IN RUSK COUNTY HENDERSON, RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS 75652 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 30 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED CREEK AND AD- JOINING SHORELINES. 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 $3,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SEMINOLE CREEK, LTD.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SEMINOLE CREEK, LTD. - CRUDE OIL GATHERING PIPELIN

  IN RUSK COUNTY, HENDERSON, TX, 75652

  Registry ID: 110010748361

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SEMINOLE CREEK, LTD.entered 2002-02-07

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2002-01-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-01-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-02-07Final Order Issued
• 2002-02-08Compliance Achieved
• 2002-02-08Enforcement Action Closed