EPA v. HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$2,500
Compliance action
$50,000
Case summary
IN A LETTER TO DAVID GOLDEN OF EPA DATED 9/16/99, RESPONDENT ADMITS THAT ON OR ABOUT 3/11/99, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROXIMATELY 9 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL FROM ITS FACILITY. RESPONDENT FURTHER ADMITS THAT APPROXIMATELY 2.5 GALLONS OF THIS CRUDE OIL REACHED THE SILVER TIP CREEK AND ITS ADJOINING SHORELINE. THE PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THIS VIOLATION IS $3,500.
Defendants (1)
- HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HOWELL PETROLEUM CORP
SEC 29 T58N R99W, POWELL, WY, 82435
Registry ID: 110001933551
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B3 — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONentered 1999-12-14
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $2,500
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1999-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-12-14Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51342
- Case number
- 08-1999-0219
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1999-0219 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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