EPA v. TRANSMONTAIGNE, INC. - 6 CRUDE OIL GATHERING PIPELINE

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)(I) AND 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. TRANSMONTAIGNE, INC. - 6 CRUDE OIL GATHERING PIPELINE IN SMITH COUNTY TYLER, SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS 75701 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 210BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED CREEK AND PRI- VATELY OWNED POND AND ADJOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONNS 311(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TRANSMONTAIGNE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRANSMONTAIGNE, INC. - 6 CRUDE OIL GATHERING PIPE

  NEAR E MILLS CREEK, IN SMITH COUNTY, TYLER, TX, 75701

  Registry ID: 110010695024

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRANSMONTAIGNE, INC.entered 2002-06-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $12,600

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-01-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-01-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-06-24Final Order Issued
• 2002-08-01Enforcement Action Closed