EPA v. COTTONWOOD CREEK
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On March 8, 2010, external corrosion caused a pipeline to discharge 162 barrels (6,804 gallons) of crude oil to an unnamed tributary to the Nowood River. The facility also had no FRP and an inadequate SPCC Plan at the time of the discharge.
Defendants (1)
- COTTONWOOD CREEKNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COTTONWOOD CREEK - BONANZA STATION
SW SEC 26, T 49N, R 91W, MANDERSON, WY, 82432
Registry ID: 110056133081
Statutes cited
- CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COTTONWOOD CREEKentered 2015-08-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $170,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2014-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2014-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-08-20Final Order Lodged
- 2015-08-20Complaint Filed With Court
- 2015-08-20Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400296675
- Case number
- 08-2014-0132
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2014-0132 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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