EPA v. ARG RESOURCES, INC.
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
A FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER WAS ISSUED TO ARG RESOURES, INC., IN KANE, PA ON APRIL 17. ARG IS THE LARGEST ENHANCED RECOVERY FACILITY IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 600 INJECTION WELLS (REGULATED BY EPA) AND OVER 1,000 PRODUCTION WELLS (REGULATED BY PADEP). ARG HAS FAILED BEHIND SIGNICANTLY ON REPAIRS REQUIRED TO KEEP WELLS IN COMPLIANCE AND WAS UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH MULTIPLE NOTICES OF VIOLATION, LEADING TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE ORDER.
Defendants (1)
- ARG RESOURCES, INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
RESOURCES PRESERVATION, INC. F/K/A ARG RESOURCES, INC.
285 CUSTOM LUMBER LANE, KANE, PA, 16735
Registry ID: 110070254383
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
- SDWA 1423C — UIC - Violation of 1423(c) AO
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ARG RESOURCES, INC.entered 2018-04-17
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2018-04-17Final Order Issued
- 2018-07-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601494161
- Case number
- 03-2018-0068
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2018-0068 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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