EPA v. ARROWHEAD ENTERPRISES OF KENTUCKY, INC. (JESSIE CROWE LEASE #6)

Case summary

3/8/07 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,000, DUE WITHIN 90 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: A. 40 CFR 144.28(g)(2)(iv)(A) REQUIRES THAT AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A RULE-AUTHORIZED INJECTION WELL DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE WELL AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 5 YRS. B. ON AUGUST 4, 1999, RESPONDENT CONDUCTED A MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TEST (MIT) ON THE JESSIE CROWE #6 INJECTION WELL. THE WELL WAS NOT THEN RETESTED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 4, 2004. C. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 40 CFR 144.28(g)(2)(iv)(A) AND THE SDWA FOR FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBJECT WELL AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 5 YRS. ON SEPT 20, 2006, EPA WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE SUBJECT WELL HAD DEMONSTRATED MECHANICAL INTEGRITY ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2006.

Defendants (1)

• ARROWHEAD ENTERPRISES OF KENTUCKY, INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JESSIE CROWE LEASE (ARROWHEAD ENTERPRISES OF KENTUCKY, INC)

  LAT: 37.738277 LONG: -83.874446, RAVENNA, KY, 40472

  Registry ID: 110030472897

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ARROWHEAD ENTERPRISES OF KENTUCKY, INC. (JESSIE CROWE LEASE #6)entered 2007-03-08

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2007-03-08Final Order Issued
• 2007-03-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2007-03-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-04-27Enforcement Action Closed