EPA v. ALTON TOWNSEND
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
7/18/2008 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO CEASE INJECTION. ORDER STATES: DURING AN OCTOBER 21, 2007, TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH EPA, RESPONDENT INDICATED THAT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING THE SUBJECT WELL FOR AT LEAST TWO (2) YEARS AND ADMITTED FURTHER THAT HE HAD NOT DEMONSTRATED THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBJECT WELL. EPA DIRECTED RESPONDENT, DURING THE OCTOBER 21, 2007, TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, TO CEASE INJECTION INTO THE SUBJECT WELL IMMEDIATELY.
Defendants (1)
- ALTON TOWNSEND (SB)Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
UIC WELL - FLOYD HELTON #197 (ALTON TOWNSEND)
326 ASHLEY LEASE ROAD, STANTON, KY, 40380
Registry ID: 110037234276
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ALTON TOWNSENDentered 2008-07-18
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2008-07-18Final Order Issued
- 2008-08-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1400000867
- Case number
- 04-2008-1250
- 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 04-2008-1250 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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