EPA v. Golden Gate Petroleum Oil Spill
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This is an Administrative Complaint pursuant to the Clean Water Act Section 311 filed against the Bay Area Diablo Petroleum Company. The violations include a discharge of oil into waters of the U.S. and failure to comply with SPCC regulations. The Complaint seeks penalties up to $11,000 per day, per violation up to a maximum of $137,500 for each violation (notice pleading).
Defendants (1)
- Bay Area / Diablo Petroleum dba Golden Gate Petro.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BAY AREA/DIABLO PETROLEUM CO.
501 SHELL AVENUE, MARTINEZ, CA, 94553
Registry ID: 110064231978
Statutes cited
- CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Golden Gate Petroleum (Consent Agreement)entered 2006-02-10
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $33,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2005-10-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2006-02-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2006-02-10Enforcement Action Closed
- 2006-02-10Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 168436
- Case number
- 09-2006-0016
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2006-0016 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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