EPA v. BVZ POWER PARTNERS - HENDERSON, LTD., A TEXAS COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 311(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1321(B)(6)(A)(1) AND 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. BVZ POWER PARTNERS - HENDERSON, LTD, A TEXAS COMPANY FACILITY: TENASKA GATEWAY PROJECT POWER PLANT HIGHWAY 315, ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF THE CITY MT. ENTERPRISE, RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS 75681 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 119 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON THE FACILITY STORMWATER DRAIN AND THEN INTO BILLY CREEK AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 311(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• BVZ POWER PARTNERS - HENDERSON, LTD.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TENASKA GATEWAY PROJECT POWER PLT

  ON HWY 315, 10 M N OF THE CITY, MOUNT ENTERPRISE, TX, 75681

  Registry ID: 110010661667

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BVZ POWER PARTNERS - HENDERSON, LTD.entered 2002-02-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $7,140

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-12-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-12-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-02-25Final Order Issued
• 2002-02-25Compliance Achieved
• 2002-03-01Enforcement Action Closed