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EPA CITES W.VA. COMPANY FOR OIL PIPELINE LEAK IN WAYNE

Release Date: 9/24/1998
Contact Information: Bonnie Lomax (215) 814-5542 September 24, 1998

WAYNE, W.Va. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited Bobcat Oil and Gas for a March 16, 1998 oil spill in Wayne, W.Va.  

According to EPA’s administrative complaint, a Bobcat pipeline on Whites Creek Road released about 57 barrels (2,394 gallons) of oil into Whites Creek.  EPA is seeking a $6,000 penalty for this spill.  

The Clean Water Act prohibits oil discharges into U.S. waterways, shorelines and coastal areas.  The law also establishes a spill prevention, control, and countermeasures program that requires companies to prepare oil spill prevention and response plans, and to report prohibited discharges immediately to a national response center.  

The company has the right to a hearing to contest the alleged violations and proposed penalty.  


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