EPA v. ROBINSON ENGINEERING & OIL CO., INC. (J.F. POWELL #3-W)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
9/16/04 - COMPLAINT FILED, PROPOSING A PENALTY OF $157,500. VIOLATION 1: RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 144.11 BY CONSTRUCTING AN UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELL WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION BY A PERMIT. VIOLATION 2: ON JANUARY 15, 2004, AND MARCH 3, 2004, EPA INSPECTED RESPONDENT'S J.F. POWELL LEASE IN HENDERSON COUNTY, KY. DURING BOTH INSPECTIONS, EPA DISCOVERED INJECTION ACTIVITY OCCURRING AT THE J.F. POWELL #3-W INJECTION WELL. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 144.11 FOR CONDUCTING UNAUTHORIZED INJECTION ACTIVITY ON JANUARY 15, 2004 AND MARCH 3, 2004
Defendants (1)
- ROBINSON ENGINEERING & OIL CO., INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ROBINSON ENGINEERING & OIL CO. (J.F. POWELL #3-W UIC WELL)
LAT: 37D, 47M, 36.736S; LONG: 87D, 48M, 33.683S, SMITH MILLS, KY, 42457
Registry ID: 110018936516
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ROBINSON ENGINEERING & OIL CO., INC. (J.F. POWELL #3-W)entered 2005-11-16
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $69,100
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2004-09-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2004-09-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-11-16Final Order Issued
- 2007-05-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 127744
- Case number
- 04-2004-1026
- 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 04-2004-1026 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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