# AMOCO PIPELINE COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `34994`
- **Case Number:** 06-1990-0014
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $40K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMOCO PIPELINE COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

06/29/89:  SYNOPSIS OF CASE:  AMOCO PIPELINE COMPANY OWNS  & OPERATES A CRUDE OIL STORAGE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY IN      CHARENTON, LA.  THE FACILITY RECEIVES TWO TYPES OF CRUDE OIL FROM FIELD LOCATIONS THE TWO CRUDES ARE MIXED & STORED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT BY BARGE.  THREE CRUDE OIL STORAGE TANKS ARE     INVOLVED IN THIS ACTION & HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE LA.    DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (LDEQ) IN PERMIT NUMBERS 2660 -00019-00 & 2660-00060-00 AS TANKS 1-86, 2-86, & 1-88(LATER  IDENTIFIED AS TANKS 34105, 350106, & 305.) (SEE EXHIBITS 6   AND 8).  THESE STORAGE TANKS ARE SUBJECT TO THE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC LIQUID STORAGE VESSELS      (INCLUDING PETROLEUM LIQUID STORAGE VESSELS) FOR WHICH CON-  STRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, OR MODIFICATION COMMENCED AFTER   JULY 23, 84, CODIFIED AT 40 C.F.R. PART 60, SUBPART KB.  THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRING AT AMOCO,S CHARENTON FACILITY WERE      DOCUMENTED BY THE COMPANY'S 2/15/90, RESPONSE TO EPA'S NOV   24, 89, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION LETTER (SEE EXHIBITS 3 & 4). EPA REQUESTS THAT AMOCO BE REQUIRED TO PAY A PENALTY FOR     VIOLATIONS OF THE NSPS REQUIREMENTS & THAT AMOCO SUPPLY THE  DATES THAT CONSTRUCTION OF TANKS 34105, 35106, & 305 COMMENC -ED.                                                         FACILITY ID NO. TXD000802884.

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