EPA v. TRANS ENERGY, INC (15 FACILITIES)

Case summary

CIVIL JUDICIAL ACTION FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL ASSOCIATED WITH NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION OPERATIONS AT 15 LOCATIONS IN WETZEL, MARSHALL, AND MARION COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA.

Defendants (3)

• LUCEY, JACK
• KEATON, PERRY
• TRANS ENERGY, INC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (15)

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - KEATON IMPOUNDMENT SITE

  0.4 MI N OF ADAMS HILL AND GRAVE CREEK ROAD, CAMERON, WV, 26033

  Registry ID: 110054072873

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - HART SITE

  OFF COUNTY ROAD 82, SMITHFIELD, WV, 26437

  Registry ID: 110060351738

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - BLACKSHERE SITE

  OFF COUNTY ROAD 84, SMITHFIELD, WV, 26437

  Registry ID: 110060351685

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - JONES SITE

  OFF COUNTY ROAD 4/3, METZ, WV, 26585

  Registry ID: 110060351765

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - SHAVER SITE

  OFF COUNTY ROAD 64, MANNINGTON, WV, 26582

  Registry ID: 110060352167

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - BATSON SITE

  OFF COUNTY ROAD 6/1, METZ, WV, 26585

  Registry ID: 110060351658

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - LUCEY IMPOUNDMENT SITE

  0.9 MI SE OF FORK RIDGE AND GLEN EASTON RIDGE, CAMERON, WV, 26033

  Registry ID: 110045466465

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - CHRISTOPHER IMPOUNDMENT SITE

  3,000 LF NE OF FORK RIDGE AND WAYNESBURG PIKE, CAMERON, WV, 26033

  Registry ID: 110054072864

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - ANDERSON SITE

  0.9 MI W OF SLAPCAMP RUN AND SLABCAMP ROAD, JACKSONBURG, WV, 26419

  Registry ID: 110046603804

• TRANS ENERGY,INC.-STOUT SITE

  0.0 MI NE OF WAYNESBURG PIKE, CAMERON, WV, 26033

  Registry ID: 110046603797

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - GOSHORN IMPOUNDMENT SITE

  2,800 LF SE OF GOSHORN RIDGE ROAD AND DIXON RIDGE, CAMERON, WV, 26033

  Registry ID: 110054072882

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - DEWHURST WELL PAD SITE

  1.3 MI S OF BUFFALO RUN ROAD AND CAMPBELL RUN, JACKSONBURG, WV, 26377

  Registry ID: 110045466474

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - SIVERT SITE

  OFF COUNTY ROAD 64, MANNINGTON, WV, 26582

  Registry ID: 110060352176

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - FREELAND SITE

  OFF COUNTY ROAD 250/4 (BIG RUN ROAD), METZ, WV, 26585

  Registry ID: 110060351729

• TRANS ENERGY, INC. - BEATY SITE

  OFF DENTS RUN ROAD (CR 5/4), MANNINGTON, WV, 26582

  Registry ID: 110060351667

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRANS ENERGY, INC (15 FACILITIES)entered 2015-04-21

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,500,000 · State/local: $1,500,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2013-09-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2013-10-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-09-02Final Order Lodged
• 2014-09-02Complaint Filed With Court
• 2015-04-21Final Order Entered
• 2015-04-21Enforcement Action Closed