EPA v. CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORARION - BEAVER DAM FACILITY

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 AMEDNED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION - BEAVER DAM CREEK FACILITY NEAR WHITE OAR ROAD AND BEAVER DAM CREEK CHIPOLA, ST. HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA 70441 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 100 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE WHITE OAR ROAD DITCH AND INTO BEAVER DAM CREEK 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 $5,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CABOT OIL & GAS CORP - BEAVER DAM CREEK FAC

  NEAR WHITE OAR RD AND BEAVER DAM CREEK, CHIPOLA, LA, 70441

  Registry ID: 110012285348

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATIONentered 2002-06-06

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2002-04-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-04-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-06-06Final Order Issued
• 2002-06-06Compliance Achieved
• 2002-06-10Enforcement Action Closed