Texas Company Agrees to Pay $1.6 Million Following Oil Spills at Ingleside Facility

摘要

A Texas Company agreed to pay $1.61 million for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act stemming from a 2010 crude oil spill from tanks at the company's oil storage facility in Ingleside, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Oct. 29 (United States v. Superior Crude Gathering Inc., S.D. Tex., No. 2:14-cv-00433, 10/29/14). The complaint, filed Oct. 29 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, alleged that Superior Crude Gathering Inc. discharged at least 2,200 barrels of crude in violation of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.