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EUREKA PIPELINE CO AND PENNZOIL PRODUCTS CO

Judicial · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 16833

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Case

Case Number
03-1994-0337
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE BASIS FOR FILING A COMPLAINT IN THE SOUTHER DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AGAINST EUREKA PIPE LINE COMPANY ( EUREKA ) FOR SIX DISCHARGES OF OIL IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(B)(3), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990 ( OPA ), 22 U.S.C. SECTION 2701-2761, ( CWA ). THE DISCHARGES OCCURES ON: JANUARY 20, 1993, FEBRUARY 11, 1993, APRIL 22, 1994, APRIL 10, 1994 JUNE 9, 1994, AND JUNE 29, 1994. THE JANUARY 20, 1993 AND FEBRUARY 11, 1993, DISCHARGES WERE THE LARGEST OF THE SIX DISCHARGES. ON JANUARY 20, 1993 A EUREKA FOUR INCH PIPELINE IN WASHINGTON DISTRICT, PLEASANT COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 290 BARRELS (12,180 GALLONS) OF OIL. APPROXIMATELY 150 BARRELS OF OIL REACHED TAN HORSE RUN, A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE BALANCE OF THE DISCHARGE REMAINED ON THE ADJOINING SHORELINE OF TAN HOUSE RUN. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON FEBRUARY 11, 1993, A EUREKA SIX INCH OIL PIPE LINE IN SPENCER DISTRICT, ROANKE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 250 BARRELS OF OIL (10,500 GALLONS). APPROXIMATELY 244 BARRELS REACHED TRIPLET RUN, A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE BALANCE OF THE DISCHARGE REMAINED ON THE ADJOINING SHORELINE OF TRIPLLET RUN. SUPPLEMENTAL REFERRAL SENT OUT ON 12

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