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P. 1Apalachicola Riverkeeper Et Al v Taylor EnergyApalachicola Riverkeeper Et Al v Taylor EnergyRatings: (0)|Views: 18|Likes: 0Published by jediparalegalLawsuit by Waterkeeper Alliance against Taylor Energy for an on-going oil spill that started 7 years ago.Lawsuit by Waterkeeper Alliance against Taylor Energy for an on-going oil spill that started 7 years ago.More info:Categories:Types, Business/Law, Court FilingsPublished by: jediparalegal on Feb 02, 2012Copyright:Attribution Non-commercialAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.download as PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee moreSee lesshttps://www.scribd.com/doc/80292525/Apalachicola-Riverkeeper-Et-Al-v-Taylor-Energy02/02/2012pdftextoriginal 1UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANAAPALACHICOLA RIVERKEEPER,ATCHAFALAYA BASINKEEPER,GALVESTON BAYKEEPER,LOUISIANA BAYOUKEEPER,LOUISIANA ENVIRONMENTALACTION NETWORK, PAUL ORR (INHIS CAPACITY AS THE LOWERMISSISSIPPI RIVERKEEPER),WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE,
,v.TAYLOR ENERGY CO. LLC,
Defendant .)))))))))))))))Case No.Judge:Magistrate:
For their Complaint, Plaintiffs Apalachicola Bay and River Keeper, Inc. (d/b/aApalachicola Riverkeeper), Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Inc., Galveston Baykeeper, Inc., LouisianaBayoukeeper, Inc., Louisiana Environmental Action Network, Inc., Paul Orr (in his capacity asthe Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper), and Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc. (collectively “theWaterkeepers”), make the following allegations against the Defendant, Taylor Energy Co. LLC(“Taylor”).
The Waterkeepers bring this Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation andRecovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen enforcement suit against Taylor because it continuously violates
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2both statutes by allowing one or more oil wells to discharge oil into the Gulf of Mexico without apermit.2.
This lawsuit is necessary because of Taylor’s slow pace in stopping the flow of oilfrom its well(s) into the Gulf. To the best of the Waterkeepers’ knowledge, this contaminationcontinues after seven (7) years of flow.3.
This lawsuit is also needed because of the secrecy surrounding Taylor’s responseto a multi-year spill that threatens public resources. Such secrecy is inconsistent with nationalpolicy that “Public participation in the ... enforcement of any [Clean Water Act or RCRA]regulation ... shall be provided for, encouraged, and assisted ....” Clean Water Act, 33 USC §1251(e); RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6974(b)(1).4.
The Waterkeepers understand that an underground mudslide began this spill onabout September 15, 2004, by destroying a Taylor drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico (Block 20 of the Mississippi Canyon) and burying up to 28 wells. But without details about Taylor’sresponse to this crisis, it is impossible for members of the public to assess the risk that similarevents will cause additional multi-year spills, including spills from higher-pressure wells indeeper water. Because such spills may damage the Gulf’s eco-system on a scale comparable toor exceeding that of the BP spill, it is essential that the public learn from the more than 7-yearTaylor response. Further, without understanding why it is taking more than 7 years to stop theTaylor spill, it is impossible to assess the reasonableness of Taylor’s response.5.
Under the circumstances presented by this case, the Taylor spills’ ongoing threatto the welfare of the Waterkeepers’ members and the environment cannot be justified.
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This Court has jurisdiction over this case under the Clean Water Act and RCRA.33 U.S.C. § 1365(a); 42 U.S.C. § 6972(a). Further, this Court has jurisdiction through federalquestion jurisdiction and the Declaratory Judgment Act. 28 U.S.C. § 1331; 28 U.S.C. § 2201.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(3), 28 U.S.C. § 1391(c), 33 U.S.C. § 1365(c)(1), and42 U.S.C. § 6972(a), venue is proper in the Eastern District of Louisiana because of thesignificant relationship between the events or omissions at issue in this lawsuit and this districtand because the Defendant resides in this district.
On October 7, 2011, Plaintiffs Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Inc., GalvestonBaykeeper, Inc., Louisiana Bayoukeeper, Inc., Louisiana Environmental Action Network, Inc.,Paul Orr (in his capacity as the Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper), and Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc.,provided Notice of Intent to File Suit under RCRA via registered mail, return receipt requested,to Taylor, the owner of the oil well(s) in violation, and its registered agent, who received it onOctober 11, 2011. This Notice was also sent to the Administrator of the EPA, the EPA RegionalAdministrators for EPA Regions Four and Six, and the solid waste management agencies forLouisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. This notice is attached as Exhibit A andincorporated by reference.9.
On October 8, 2011, the plaintiffs listed in paragraph 8, above, provided the sameNotice of Intent to File Suit under the Clean Water Act via certified mail to Taylor and itsregistered agent. This Notice was also sent to the Administrator of the EPA, the EPA RegionalAdministrators for EPA Regions Four and Six, and the solid waste management agencies for
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