# MERIT ENERGY COMPANY, INC.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `39794`
- **Case Number:** 06-2000-0167
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- MERIT ENERGY COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ),      33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL    POLLUTION ACT OF 1990.                                    2. MERIT ENERGY COMPANY, INC.                                   FACILITY: OIL PRODUCTION FACILITY, THE SOUTH PENA CREEK                UNIT LEASE, TRC LEASE ID NO. 10690                           PENA CREEK FIELD                                             BIG WELLS, DIMMIT COUNTY, TEXAS 78830           3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA     BY FAILING TO FULLY IMPLEMENT A SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL     AND COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC) PLAN; AND SECTION 311(B)(3) OF     THE CWA BY: 1) DISCHARGING 5 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FA-     CILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO ROCKY CREEK      AND ADJOINING SHORELINES ON JUN. 9, 1997, AND 2) DIS-        CHARGING 2 1/2 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR      UPON AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO ROCKY CREEK AND ADJOINING       SHORELINES.                                               4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE     CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIO-    LATIONS CITED.

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