EPA v. Citation Oil and Gas Corporation
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THIS COMPLAINT AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IS ISSUED TO CITATION OIL AND GAS CORPORATION FOR PLACING BOOMS IN THE SPILL AREA AND REMEDIATED SPILL-STAINED SHORELINES ON JUNE 11TH AND 12TH 2009. RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROXIMATELY 20 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL INTO ITS SECONDARY CONTAINMENT WHICH OVERFLOWED AND ALLOWED OIL TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 2,200 FEET AND ENTER CABIN CREEK A TRIBUTARY TO THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER.
Defendants (1)
- Citation Oil and Gas CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITATION OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
SE SW S15M T9N, R59E, BAKER, MT, 59313
Registry ID: 110043467566
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Citation Oil and Gas Corporationentered 2011-09-19
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $8,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2011-09-19Final Order Issued
- 2011-09-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2011-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-10-03Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600054167
- Case number
- 08-2011-0180
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2011-0180 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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