EPA v. RELIFORD, JIMMY

Case summary

PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ALLEGES: RESPONDENT FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE AND MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RESPONSIBLITY AD RESOURCES TO CLOSE, PLUG AND ABANDON THE UNDERGROUND INJECTION OPERATIONS. IN VIOLATION OF THE SDWA 40 C.F.R. SECTION 144.28(D). RESPONDENT FAILED TO PLUG AND ABANDON OR OTHERWISE DEMONSTRATE TO THE DIRECTOR THAT THE INJECTION WELLS LEFT ABANDONED FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN 2 YEARS WILL NOT ENDANGER UNDERGROUND SOURCES OR WATER. IN VIOLATION OF SDWA 40 C.F.R. SECTION 144.52(A) (6).

Defendants (1)

• RELIFORD, JIMMYNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• RELIFORD, JIMMY/ W.T. ROGERS LEASE

  17-H-49 900FNL X 2200 FEL, ADAIR, KY, 42726

  Registry ID: 110010720327

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1422 — Safe Drinking Water Act
• SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• **PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 1997-10-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-01-09Enforcement Action Data Entered