Oil-spill cleanup fulfills aim of Federal Water Pollution Control Act

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Nat. Resour. J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6686348

Silver, M

The decision in Union Petroleum Corp. v. United States reaffirms the Federal judiciary's commitment to control water pollution under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Those in charge of oil terminals who have taken reasonable precautions to prevent vandalism and oil spills into navigable rivers will be reimbursed when vandals spill oil from tank cars parked at the terminal. Awarding Union the full $99,952.17 encourages other terminal operators to quickly clean up harmful discharges into the nation's waters. The court implicitly recognized that the general security practice in the industry is a reasonable standard of care. Though the standard tolerates some danger of discharge of harmful substances, this level of industry risk remains unchanged by the decision of the Court of Claims. 12 references.

• OSTI ID: 6686348
• Journal Information: Nat. Resour. J.; (United States), Vol. 22:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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