EPA v. HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On January 14, 2016, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of Clean Water Act Section 311(b) spill prevention, control, and countermeasure regulations by Hilcorp Alaska, LLC in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. On February 28, 2015, Hilcorp Alaska released a mixture of crude oil and produced water from the Milne Point Tract 14 10-inch Production Line. A spill volume of approximately 9,912 gallons (236 barrels) was misted onto 38,800 square feet of gravel pad and tundra. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $100,000.
Defendants (1)
- Hilcorp Alaska LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (30)
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
HILCORP ALASKA LLC - MILNE POINT UNIT
MILNE POINT ROAD, TRACT 14, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Registry ID: 110064404700
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Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HILCORP ALASKA LLC, MILNE POINT UNIT - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2016-01-14
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $100,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2015-10-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2016-01-14Final Order Issued
- 2016-01-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2016-02-03Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600401109
- Case number
- 10-2016-0028
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2016-0028 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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