Public Notice: Proposed Settlement with Olympic Pipe Line Company and BP Pipelines (North America) for Clean Water Act Violations
Summary
EPA is providing notice of a proposed administrative penalty settlement with Olympic Pipe Line Company LLC and BP Pipelines (North America) Inc., for violations of the Clean Water Act in Washington.
EPA alleges that the respondents discharged approximately 21,168 gallons of gasoline from the Olympic Pipeline which flowed into Hill Ditch (also known as Carpenter Creek) near Conway, Washington.
EPA alleges the quantity of the discharge may be harmful, in violation of Section 311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act. EPA also alleges that the respondents discharged a pollutant from a point source to the waters of the United States without a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit in violation of Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act.
This action is being simultaneously commenced and concluded in a legal document called a Consent Agreement and Final Order. Under the proposed agreement, the Olympic Pipe Line Company LLC and BP Pipelines (North America) Inc. will pay a civil penalty of $295,564.
Respondents
Olympic Pipe Line Company LLC
600 Southwest 39th Street, Suite 275
Renton, Washington 98057
BP Pipelines (North America) Inc.
300 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Legal authority
This is a Class II administrative penalty proceeding governed by Section 311(b)(6) of the Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. § 1321(b)(6)], and the procedural rules found at 40 CFR Part 22. The requirements that apply to public comment and participation are set forth in Clean Water Act Section 311(b)(6)(C) and 40 CFR § 22.45.