EPA v. NIAGARA OIL, INC. (Compliance Order)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$26,000
Case summary
EPA IDENTIFIED AN ADDITIONAL 13 INJECTION WELLS LOCATED ON LEASES IN RESPONDENT'S NIAGARA FIELD WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED OR AUTHORIZED BY RULE. THESE WELLS WERE OBSERVED TO BE IN OPERATION DURING AN INSPECTION. EPA DISCOVERED AN UN-CASED WELL AND A CASED WELL THAT FLOWS OIL AND BRINE TO THE SURFACE DURING INJECTION ACTIVITY. THESE TWO WELL COULD ALLOW (AND MAY HAVE ALLOWED) CONTAMINANTS TO MOVED INTO A USDW; RESPONDENT NEVER DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WELLS.
Defendants (1)
- NIAGARA OIL, INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
NIAGARA OIL, INC.
131 PROSPEROUS PLACE, LEXINGTON, KY, 40509
Registry ID: 110010583225
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NIAGARA OIL, INC.entered 2001-01-31
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2001-01-31Final Order Issued
- 2001-04-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 24387
- Case number
- 04-2001-0150
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2001-0150 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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