EPA v. BLACK TOWER OIL & GAS, INC.
Combined With Another Case(s)
Case summary
COUNT 1: EPA WAS NOT INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF RESPONDENT'S INTENT TO CONVERT THE MALONE #3 INJECTION WELL TO A PRODUCTION WELL. COUNT 2: EPA WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE OF RESPONDENT'S INTENT TO P&A THE OVERTON #7 INJECTION WELL. COUNT 3: EPA DID NOT RECEIVE A STATEMENT THAT THE OVERTON #7 INJECTION WELL WAS PLUGGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EPA APPROVED P&A PLAN. COUNT 4: RESPONDENT HAS FAILED TO SUBMIT FLUID ANALYSES ON ALL OF ITS INJECTION WELLS FOR THE YEARS 1994, 1995, 1996, AND 1997.
Defendants (1)
- BLACK TOWER OIL & GAS, INC.Named in complaint
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1423 — Safe Drinking Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
**PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1999-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-07-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-09-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 23184
- Case number
- 04-1999-0306
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Safe Drinking Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1999-0306 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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