EPA v. CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION - CHACAHOULA FIELD 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. CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION - CHACAHOULA FIELD TANK BAT- TERY C THIBODAUX, LAFORCHE PARISH, LOUISIAN 70301 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 4 FOUR BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON CHACAHOULA CYPRESS/ TUPELO SWAMP AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CABOT OIL & GAS CORP - TANK BATTERY C

  CHACAHOULA FIELD, THIBODAUX, LA, 70301

  Registry ID: 110012285357

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATIONentered 2002-04-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2002-03-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-03-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-04-25Final Order Issued
• 2002-04-25Compliance Achieved
• 2002-04-26Enforcement Action Closed