EPA v. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY - 8-INCH SOUTH LIBERTY LINE

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 311(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. SUN PIPE LINE COMPANY 8-INCH SOUTH LIBERTY LINE SOUTH EAST 1/4 30094-A7, LIBERTY QUADRANGLE LIBERTY, LIBERTY OUNTY, TEXAS 77575 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 165 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF THE TRINITY RIVER 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 $27,500 FOR THE VILATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE CO - 8 S LIBERTY LINE

  SE 1/4 30094-A7, LIBERTY QUADRANGE, LIBERTY, TX, 77575

  Registry ID: 110012284562

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUN PIPE LINE COMPANYentered 2002-05-13

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $9,900

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2002-03-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-03-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-05-13Final Order Issued
• 2002-05-14Compliance Achieved
• 2002-05-14Enforcement Action Closed