For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email jeremy@reprintpros.com for prices or call 949-702-5390.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Environmental

Jun. 21, 2011

Regulators Sue Oil Company Over Spills

Federal and state authorities sued a Santa Maria-based oil company Friday, alleging it broke the law by polluting Santa Barbara County waters through 21 spills over a five-year span.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


California and U.S. regulators sued a Santa Maria-based oil company Friday, alleging it broke state and federal law by polluting Santa Barbara County waters through 21 spills over a five-year span.


The lawsuit, filed in the Central District of California, claims that Greka Oil & Gas Co., now known as HVI Cat Canyon Inc., illegally discharged crude oil and other pollutants from its oil and gas fac...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up



By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Policy here.