EPA v. CONOCO PIPELINE COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$165,000
Case summary
09/14/94: ON 1/14/93, THE EPA WAS INFORMED OF A PETROLEUM DISCHARGE INTO CAMAS CREEK LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION IN MONTANA. THE DISCHARGE WAS THE RESULT OF A SEAM FAILURE IN A HIGH PRESSURE PIPELINE OPERATED BY CONOCO PIPELINE CO AND OWNED BY YELLOWSTONE PIPELINE CO.
Defendants (2)
- CONOCO PIPELINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- YELLOWSTONE PIPELINE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
YELLOWSTONE PIPELINE SYS (CAMAS CREEK)
SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 20N, RANGE 24W, PABLO, MT, 59855
Registry ID: 110010671601
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CONOCO PIPELINE/YELLOWSTONE PIPELINE COMPANYentered 1999-03-30
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $165,000 · SEP: $130,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1994-08-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-09-19Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1996-03-06Complaint Filed With Court
- 1999-03-30Final Order Lodged
- 1999-03-30Final Order Entered
- 1999-03-30Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 50025
- Case number
- 08-1994-0261
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1994-0261 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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