# CONTINENTAL OPERATING COMPANY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `39800`
- **Case Number:** 06-2000-0173
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $650
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CONTINENTAL OPERATING COMPANY (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. CONTINENTAL OPERATING COMPANY                                1111 FANNIN, SUITE 1700                                      HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77002                          FACILITY: HELEN O. SWEENEY LEASE, HAGERMAN NWR                         GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS                           3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF THE CWA BY:    1) NO EVIDENCE OF THREE YEAR REVIEW OF PLAN BY OWNER/OP-     ERATOR; 2) INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR PART 112 ARE       NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH WRITTEN PROCEDURES DEVELOPED FOR      THE FACILITY; 3) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF IN-      SPECTIONS ARE NOT SIGNED BY FACILITY SUPERVISOR; 4) WRIT-    TEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE      PART OF THE PLAN; 5) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF      INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 6) NO        TRAINING ON THE APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS;     7) SPILL PREVENTION BRIEFINGS ARE NOT SCHEDULED AND CON-     DUCTED PERIODICALLY; 8) PLAN HAS INADEQUATE OR NO DISCUS-    SION OF OF PERSONNEL AND SPILL PREVENTION PROCEDURES; 9)     WALLS OF CONTAINMENT SYSTEM ARE SLIGHTLY ERODED OR HAVE      LOW AREAS; AND 10) PLAN HAS INADEQUATE OR NO DISCUSSION      OF OIL PRODUCTION FACILITIES.                             4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION

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