EPA v. AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$11,500
Case summary
THE EPA IS ISSUING THIS COMPLAINT AGAINST AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY PURSUANT TO 309 OF THE CWA. ON TWO OCCASIONS, 09/10/92 AND 10/04/92, AMOCO DISCHARGED FROM ITS, INJECTION LINES, 42,000 GALLONS OF PRODUCED WATER AND 21,000 GALLONS OF PRODUCED WATER RESPECTIVELY, INTO BEAVER CREEK. BEAVER CREEK IS A TRIBUTARY TO THE LITTLE WIND RIVER AND THE WIND RIVER, AND ARE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES. THESE DISCHARGES OCCURRED IN SECTIONS 10 AND 15, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH RANGE 96 WEST, FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING. THE COMPLAINT REQUESTS THAT A PENALTY OF $14,000 BE ASSESSED AGAINST AMOCO.
Defendants (1)
- AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYentered 1993-12-03
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $11,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1993-05-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-05-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1993-12-03Final Order Issued
- 1993-12-16Compliance Achieved
- 1993-12-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49662
- Case number
- 08-1993-0220
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1993-0220 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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