EPA v. KIMBLE OIL INC

Case summary

EPA Region 10 Settles SPCC Case with Kimble Oil, Inc. for $15,000. On September 16, 2011 EPA Region 10 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order settling claims against Kimble Oil, Inc. for violations of section 311(j) of the Clean Water Act and accompanying Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures regulations, 33 U.S.C. § 1321(j), 40 C.F.R. Part 112. The violations were observed during an August 2009 inspection of Kimble Oil oil storage and distribution facility in Challis, Idaho, and included failure to prepare an SPCC plan that meets SPCC requirements, inadequate secondary containment structures, and failure to conduct onsite inspections. Kimble Oil, Inc. has agreed to pay of penalty of $15,000 to settle this matter.

Defendants (1)

• Kimble Oil Inc (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KIMBLE OIL INC

  HWY 93 N, CHALLIS, ID, 83226

  Registry ID: 110045604538

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KIMBLE OIL INC - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2011-09-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2011-06-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-09-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-09-16Final Order Issued
• 2013-09-03Enforcement Action Closed