EPA v. MAVERICK SPRINGS FIELD

Case summary

ON 6/4/98M A 5,000-BARREL SLOP OIL TANK AT THE MAVERICK SPRINGS FIELD FACILITY OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION SPILLED. THE CRUDE OIL SPILLED FROM THE OIL TANK INTO AN ADJACENT GULLY, WHICH FLOWED INTO AN UNNAMED CREEK AND EVENTUALLY INTO FIVE MILE CREEK, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE SPILL SITE. RESPONDENT DETERMINED AND REPORTED THAT THE SPILL FROM THE OIL TANK AT THE MAVERICK SPRINGS FIELD FACILITY DISCHARGED APPROXIMATELY 285 TO 300 BARRELS (11,970 TO 12,600 GALLONS) OF CRUDE OIL. RESPONDENT ALSO FAILED TO IMPLEMENT AN SPCC PLAN. THE PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS IS $137,300.

Defendants (1)

• CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORP.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM

  MAVERICK SPRINGS FIELD, FORT WASHAKIE, WY, 82514

  Registry ID: 110010674582

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2000-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-05-01Enforcement Action Data Entered