06-2021-4501Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2021· Region 06
EPA v. Torrent Oil LLC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Respondent?s January 28, 2021 discharge of oil to a jurisdictional waterway was in a quantity that has been determined may be harmful under 40 CFR 110.3, which implements Sections 311(b)(3) and (b)(4) of the CWA
Defendants (2)
- Mr. Todd HamiltonNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Torrent Oil LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TORRENT OIL LLC
11153 BESSIE HEIGHTS ROAD, ORANGE, TX, 77630
Registry ID: 110070923943
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Torrent Oil LLCentered 2021-04-14
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2021-04-14Final Order Issued
- 2021-04-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-04-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-04-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602495937
- Case number
- 06-2021-4501
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDWE
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2021-4501 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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