EPA v. SAM COLLINS AND JIM HIGGINS (FULKERSON W-2)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
12/6/07 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. VIOLATIONS: (1) FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBJECT INJECTION WELL AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 5 YEARS; (2) FAILURE TO MONITOR AND TO SUBMIT TO EPA THE ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS SUMMARIZING THE REQUIRED MONITORING INFORMATION; (3) FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE ADEQUATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CLOSE, PLUG AND ABANDON THE SUBJECT INJECTION WELL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EPA-APPROVED PLAN.
Defendants (2)
- COLLINS, SAMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- HIGGINS, JIMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FULKERSON W-2 UIC WELL (SAM COLLINS AND JIM HIGGINS)
ROUTE 1207, UTICA, KY, 42376
Registry ID: 110033196798
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SAM COLLINS AND JIM HIGGINS (FULKERSON W-2)entered 2007-12-06
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2007-12-06Final Order Issued
- 2007-12-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2007-12-28Enforcement Action Closed
- 2008-01-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600077438
- Case number
- 04-2008-1001
- 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 04-2008-1001 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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