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Alta Mesa Services, L.P., Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined Alta Mesa Services, L.P., of Houston, Texas, $29,400 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations at two of its oil production facilities in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. A May 1, 2012, federal inspection at the facilities found numerous violations including: failure to adequately conduct and document facility ...
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Rainbow Production Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined Rainbow Production of Hot Springs, Arkansas, $1,700 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Regulations outlined under the federal Clean Water Act. A June 14, 2012, EPA inspection of Debo #4 and #3 oil production facilities located on Robinson Acres Road, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, revealed no inspection ...
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Cox Operating, LLC, Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined Cox Operating, LLC, of New Orleans, Louisiana, $29,400 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations at two of its oil production facilities in Louisiana. A January 24, 2012, inspection at the facilities found numerous violations including failure to conduct adequate self-inspections as required by SPCC ...
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Stone Energy Corporation Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Stone Energy Corporation of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, $7,055 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the federal Clean Water Act. A January 25, 2012, EPA inspection of its Main Pass 21 oil production facility located in Venice, Louisiana, revealed the facility had failed to conduct ...
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EPA Issues Final Rule on Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures
(Washington, D.C.) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is amending certain requirements for facilities subject to EPA's Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations. The SPCC regulations require covered facilities to prevent, prepare for and respond to oil discharges. The final rule will provide alternative compliance options for certain regulated facilities. This ...
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Petco Petroleum Corporation fined for violating the clean water act
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Petco Petroleum Corporation of Hinsdale, Illinois, $3,650 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. A March 31, 2012, EPA inspection of its Jemima Richard oil production facility located on Highway 33 in Drumright, Creek County, Oklahoma, revealed personnel working at ...
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Breck Operating Corporation Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Breck Operating Corporation of Breckenridge, Texas, $2,250 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations at two of its oil production facilities. On June 7, 2012, an EPA inspection at the facilities found numerous violations including; inadequate or no description of drainage controls, no information and ...
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EPA announces final amendments to oil spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a final regulation that amends certain requirements for facilities subject to the Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule. The amendments clarify regulatory requirements, tailor requirements to particular industry sectors, and streamline certain requirements for a facility owner or operator subject to the rule. With ...
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Lady Bug oil company fined for violating the clean water act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined the Lady Bug Oil Company of Blackwell, Oklahoma, $2,900 for violating the Clean Water Act’s Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations. A recent inspection of four of the company’s oil production facilities in Kay County, Oklahoma, revealed a variety of SPCC violations. These included training records not ...
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Four Oklahoma companies fined for violating the Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined four Oklahoma companies $4,150 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. Federal inspections in December 2008 and January 2009 of oil production facilities found numerous violations. For example, inspections and tests required by SPCC regulations were not in ...
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Martin Operating Partnership in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Martin Operating Partnership in Cameron, Louisiana, $14,400 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. A February 28, 2012, federal inspection of the partnership’s Cameron 7 Terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, revealed the facility failed to properly ...
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The bonds company fined for violating the clean water act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined The Bonds Company of Magnolia, Arkansas, $6,000 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations at three of its oil production facilities. Federal inspections at the facilities found numerous violations including: Personnel working at two of the facilities had no training on discharge procedure protocols, no ...
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Edinger incorporated fined for violating the clean water act
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined Edinger Incorporated of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, $2,950 for violating the Clean Water Act's Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations. During a recent inspection of the company's oil production facility in Caddo County, Oklahoma, EPA uncovered a variety of SPCC violations. These included improper or inadequate ...
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Texas petroleum investment company fined for violating the clean water act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined the Texas Petroleum Company of Houston, Texas, $163,487 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. A federal inspection of oil production facilities in Terrebonne, Plaquemines, Lafourche, St. Charles and Iberia parishes in Louisiana revealed the company ...
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Oil spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule gains new amendments
New amendments to the SPCC rule will clarify regulatory requirements, tailor requirements to particular industry sectors, and streamline certain requirements for facility owners or operators subject to the rule. With these changes, EPA expects to encourage greater compliance with the SPCC regulations, thus resulting in increased protection of human health and the environment. The amendments do ...
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Martin operating partnership, LP, fined for violating the clean water act (LA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined Martin Operating Partnership, LP, in Berwick, Louisiana, $24,450 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. A March 15, 2011, federal inspection of the partnership’s Berwick Terminal in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, revealed the facility failed to construct ...
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The performance operating company fined for violating the clean water act
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Performance Operating Company, LLC, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, $3,250 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations at two of its oil production facilities. A June 28, 2012, EPA inspection at the company’s North Kane Tank Battery in Osage County, Oklahoma, found the facility’s SPCC plan had ...
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Martin operating partnership, LP fined for violating the clean water act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined Martin Operating Partnership, LP of Beaumont, Texas, $48,700 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. A federal inspection of oil storage and distribution terminals located at 10 Sulphur Plant Road and 1 Gulf States Road, in Beaumont, Texas, revealed the ...
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Texas petroleum investment company fined for a second time for violating the clean water act
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined the Texas Petroleum Investment Company of Houston, Texas, $134,895 for violating federal Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. A federal inspection of the company’s Hackberry Field Tank Battery #5, an onshore oil production facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, revealed the ...
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EPA Proposes Amendments to Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing revisions to certain regulatory requirements for facilities subject to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule. The revisions will tailor and streamline requirements to particular industry sectors and facility owners or operators subject to the rule. Nothing in this proposed rule removes any regulatory requirement for owners ...
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