The Flow of Authority To Stop the Flow of Oil: Clean Water Act Section 311 (c) Removal Authority and the BP/DEEPWATER HORIZON Oil SpillThe article discusses the provisions of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan which is developed by the federal government for ...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Fraticelli Oil Company (“FOC”) entered into an April 23rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) for alleged violation of Section 311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA-01-2018-0028. FOC is stated to be ...
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the CWA does not regulate discharges onto soil or into underlying groundwater.(37) The United States was successful with this argument, noting that “the statutory language, the legislative history, the case law, and EPA’s interpretation of the Act” all indicate that releases...
Page 1. Strict Liability Under Section 311 of the Clean Water Act: Cleaning UpRespondeat Superior and Negligence INTRODUCTION The Clean Water Act Congresspassed the Water Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (commonlyWenig, Michael MColum.j.envtl.l...