EPA v. BIG MAN OIL COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

3/23/10 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. THE PREVIOUS MECHANICAL INTEGRITY DEMONSTRATION OF THE SUBJECT WELLS WAS ON AUG 19, 2003. THE NEXT SUCH DEMONSTRATION WAS DUE NO LATER THAN AUG 19, 2008, BUT WAS NOT COMPLETED UNTIL JULY 29, 2009. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 144.51(a), ITS PERMIT, AND THE SDWA BY FILING TO TIMELY DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE SUBJECT WELLS.

Defendants (1)

• BIG MAN OIL COMPANY, INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• GIP BENNETT #2 UIC WELL (BIG MAN OIL COMPANY, INC.)

  LAT / LONG: 37.808824 / -87.494051, OWENSBORO, KY, 42302

  Registry ID: 110041199397

• BENNETT-WILLIAMS #1 UIC WELL (BIG MAN OIL CO.)

  LAT/LONG: 37.810655 / -87.492647, OWENSBORO, KY, 42302

  Registry ID: 110041199404

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BIG MAN OIL COMPANY, INC.entered 2010-03-23

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $1,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2010-03-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-03-23Final Order Issued
• 2010-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-05-06Enforcement Action Closed