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04-2002-1023Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2002· Region 04

EPA v. L. A. W. Oil Company - Porter #2W

Combined With Another Case(s)

Case summary

'Complaint filed 8/8/2002, proposing a penalty of $137,500. Respondent''s permit requires demonstration of mechanical integrity every 2 years for a temporarily abandoned injection well, or that the well be plugged and abandoned. The last mechanical integrity test conducted on Porter #2 injection well was on March 2, 1989. Respondent is required to submit annual submittal of monthly monitoring reports. The last annual monitoring report submitted to EPA was for the 12 month period from July 1999 through June 2000.

Defendants (1)

  • L. A. W. Oil Company - Porter #2WNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • L. A. W. OIL COMPANY - PORTER #2W

    PORTER LEASE, POOLE, KY, 42444

    Registry ID: 110013701672

Statutes cited

  • SDWA 1422/1423UIC Regulations Classes I - V

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • L. A. W. Oil Company - Porter #2W

    Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2002-08-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2002-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2003-06-19Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
86377
Case number
04-2002-1023
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
UIC Regulations Classes I - V

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2002-1023 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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