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Region 6 - Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Division
INSPECTION REPORT
Inspection Date(s): Media Program: Regulatory Program(s)
03/12/2024 Water Clean Water Act
Company Name: Facility Name: Facility Physical Location:
(city, state, zip code) Mailing address:
(city, state, zip code) County/Parish: Facility Phone Number
Facility Contact:
Jerry Langley Oil Company, LLC Flowline Spill Latitude: 33.34146, Longitude: -92.68676 Smackover, AR, 71724 100 East 7th Street Smackover, AR 71762 Union County 870-725-3042 Jerry C. Langley jloc58@yahoo.com
FRS Number: Identification/Permit Number: Media Identifier Number: NAICS: SIC:
NA ARU002237 NA 211111 1311
Personnel participating in inspection:
Uma Lad
EPA/Region 6 ECDW
Kerri McCabe
EPA/Region 6 ECDW
Michael Blaha
EPA/Region 6 ECDW
Enforcement Officer/Inspector Enforcement Officer/Inspector Enforcement Officer/Inspector
EPA Lead Inspector Signature/Date
Supervisor Signature/Date
UMA LAD Digitally signed by UMA LAD Date: 2024.04.11 11:38:33 -05'00'
Uma Lad
Date
JEANNE ECKHART Date: 2024.04.12 17:13:08 -05'00' Digitally signed by JEANNE ECKHART
Jeanne Eckhart
Date
6ENFORM-019-R8.2 (02/12/2020)
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Section I - INTRODUCTION
Jerry Langley Oil Company, LLC - Flowline Spill / ARU002237 (CWA) Inspection Date 03/12/2024
PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION
EPA Region 6 inspectors Michael Blaha, Kerri McCabe, and I, Uma Lad, arrived at a flowline spill located off a lease road near All Gulf Road (33.34146, -92.68676) at 2:30 PM on March 12, 2024, for an unannounced inspection. No facility representatives were present at the time of the inspection. The inspection was conducted by the authority of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to determine compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. There were no other federal, state, or local agency representatives present at the time of the inspection.
FACILITY DESCRIPTION
EPA conducted an inspection on a crude oil spill along a lease road near All Gulf Road. The spill from the flowline is within a wetland that has surface connection to tributaries of Smackover Creek.
Section II - OBSERVATIONS
I observed loose oil on the east side of the lease road from a recent spill; see Appendix 1 (photo log), photo No. 1. For additional GPS location and photo metadata, see Appendix 1.
I also observed several areas with loose oil, oil sheen, and oil staining, see photo No. 2 through No. 4. I observed oil staining on trees, soil, and flattened vegetation, see photo No. 3.
The oil spill is located within a wetland, see photo No. 4 and No. 5.
Section III - AREAS OF CONCERN
No closing conference was held due to no Jerry Langley Oil Company, LLC staff being present during the inspection. The area of concern at the time of the inspection is the loose oil in the area.
Section IV - FOLLOW UP
The inspector will conduct follow-up phone calls with the company representatives over the coming weeks and months to ensure area of concern are properly addressed.
Section V - LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1 - Photo Log - 5 photos taken on 3/12/2024
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Jerry Langley Oil Company, LLC - Flowline Spill / ARU002237 (CWA) Inspection Date 03/12/2024
Appendix 1 Photograph Log
5 Photos
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Photograph Log
Location: 33.34146, -92.68676 City: Smackover
Photo No. 1 County/Parish: Union
State: Arkansas
Photo File Name: R0010206 Orientation: E Date of Photo: 03/12/2024 Time of Photo: 2:34 PM Latitude: 33.34160 Longitude: -92.68681 Photographer: Uma Lad Description: This photo was taken looking east and shows an overview of the oil spill.
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Photograph Log
Location: 33.34146, -92.68676 City: Smackover
Photo No. 2 County/Parish: Union
State: Arkansas
Photo File Name: R0010205 Orientation: W Date of Photo: 03/12/2024 Time of Photo: 2:31 PM Latitude: 33.34146 Longitude: -92.68676 Photographer: Uma Lad Description: This photo was taken looking west and shows an oil sheen and oil staining on flattened vegetation.
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Photograph Log
Location: 33.34146, -92.68676 City: Smackover
Photo No. 3 County/Parish: Union
State: Arkansas
Photo File Name: R0010207 Orientation: WSW Date of Photo: 03/12/2024 Time of Photo: 2:38 PM Latitude: 33.34133 Longitude: -92.68665 Photographer: Uma Lad Description: This photo was taken looking west-southwest and shows oil staining on trees, soil, and flattened vegetation surrounded by loose oil.
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Photograph Log
Location: 33.34146, -92.68676 City: Smackover
Photo No. 4 County/Parish: Union
State: Arkansas
Photo File Name: R0010208 Orientation: SW Date of Photo: 03/12/2024 Time of Photo: 2:38 PM Latitude: 33.33261 Longitude: -92.50759 Photographer: Uma Lad Description: This photo was taken looking southwest and shows oil sheen on flattened vegetation within a wetland.
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Photograph Log
Location: 33.34146, -92.68676 City: Smackover
Photo No. 5 County/Parish: Union
State: Arkansas
Photo File Name: R0010209 Orientation: E Date of Photo: 03/12/2024 Time of Photo: 2:39 PM Latitude: 33.33261 Longitude: -92.50759 Photographer: Uma Lad Description: This photo was taken looking east and shows wetlands near the oil spill.