EPA v. PENNSYLVANIA BRINE TREATMENT, INC
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
PENNSYLVANIA BRINE TREATMENT - JOSEPHINE FACILITY IS A CENTRALIZED WASTE TREATMENT (CWT) FACILITY THAT HAS AND MAY STILL BE ACCEPTING OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION WASTEWATERS UNDER THE CURRENT NPDES PERMIT NO. PA0095274 AND HAS HAD EFFLUENT LIMIT VIOLATIONS. THE FACILITY WAS INSPECTED APRIL 20, 2011 BY THE US EPA REGION III OECEJ AND NPDES ENFORCEMENT BRANCH.
Defendants (1)
- PENNSYLVANIA BRINE TREATMENT, INCNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PENNSYLVANIA BRINE JOSEPHINE FACILITY
931, BELLS MILL RD, PA, 15905-3924
Registry ID: 110059901398
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PENNSYLVANIA BRINE TREATMENT, INCentered 2011-09-28
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2011-09-28Final Order Issued
- 2011-10-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600064633
- Case number
- 03-2011-0274
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2011-0274 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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