EPA v. Shell Pipeline Company
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Respondent's 4/3/2013 discharge of oil to a jurisdictional waterway was in a quantity that has been determined may be harmful under 40 CFR 110.3 which implementts Sections 311(b)(3) and (b)(4) of the CWA
Defendants (2)
- Shell Pipeline CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Mr. Alan HunsbergerNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
COLEX WEST TERMINAL PASADENA
404 JEFFERSON, PASADENA, TX, 77506-3145
Registry ID: 110009504526
COLEX WEST TERMINAL PASADENA
404 JEFFERSON, PASADENA, TX, 77506-3145
Registry ID: 110009504526
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Shell Pipeline Companyentered 2014-08-06
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $70,990
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2014-08-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2014-08-06Final Order Issued
- 2014-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400291469
- Case number
- 06-2014-4851
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2014-4851 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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