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HOUSTON RESOURCES CORPORATION - BLANKE LEASE BATTERY

Administrative - Formal · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 40555

$650
Penalty
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Cost recovery
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-2000-0940
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

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 POLLUTIION ACT OF 1990. 2. HOUSTON RESOURCES CORPORATION FACILITY: BLANKE LEASE BATTERY HANKAMER, CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS 77560 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(J) OF THE CWA BY: 1) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MADE PART OF THE PLAN; 2) WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND A RECORD OF INSPECTIONS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR THREE YEARS; 3) SECONDARY CONTAINMENT APPEARS TO BE GROSSLY INADEQUATE FOR TANKS AND CENTRAL TREATING INSTALLATIONS; AND 4) PLAN HAS INADEQUATE OR NO DISCUSSION OF OIL PRODUCTION FACILI- TIES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311 (B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $650 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

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