EPA v. GREENVILLE OIL COMPANY

Case summary

11/30/12 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $10,000, PLUS INTEREST, DUE AS SET FORTH BELOW: A. RESPONDENT SHALL PAY THE PENALTY IN 6 INSTALLMENTS. THE FIRST 5 INSTALLMENTS SHALL BE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,666.67 EACH. THE FINAL INSTALLMENT SHALL BE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,728.30. B. RESPONDENT SHALL PAY THE FIRST INSTALLMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS. THE SECOND INSTALLMENT PAYMENT WILL BE DUE 090 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE THE FIRST PAYMENT IS MADE AND THEREAFTER THE REMAINING PAYMENTS SHALL BE SUBMIYTTED EVEYR 90 DAYS UNTIL PAID IN FULL. ALLEGATIONS: THE UIC PERMIT REQUIRES A DEMONSTRATION OF MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE WELL AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 5 YEARS AS LONG AS THE WELL REMAINS ACTIVE AND TO NOTIFY THE EPA AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH DEMONSTRATION. WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY DEMONSTRATION, THE PERMITTEE IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE EPA WITH THE RESULTS. EPA'S RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE LAST MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TEST (MIT) RESULTS FOR THE MALONE SWEENY W-12 INJECTION WELL WAS SUBMITTED ON JAN 29, 2003. THE NEXT MIT RESULT WAS DUE TO BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN JAN 29, 2008. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF THE SDWA, ITS UIC PERMIT, AND 40 CFR 144.51(a) FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH MECHANICAL INTEGRITY DEMONSTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MALONE SWEENY W-12 INJECTION WELL. EPA'S RECORDS INDICATE THAT A MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TEST (MIT) RESULT FOR THE LAKE MALONE #10 INJECTIN WELL WAS SUBMITTED ON JAN 29, 2003. THE MEXT MIT RESULT WAS DUE TO BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN JAN 29, 2008. EPA'S RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE NEXT MIT RESULT FOR THE WELL WAS SUBMITTED ON OCT 22, 2009. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF THE SDWA, ITS UIC PERMIT, AND 40 CFR 144.51(a) FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH MECHANICAL INTEGRITY DEMONSTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LAKE MALONE #10 INJECTION WELL. THE UIC PERMIT REQUIES THE PERMITTEE TO CONDUCT INJECTION FLUID ANALYSIS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 12 MONTHS AND WHENEVER CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE INJECTION FLUID. THE PERMIT REUQIRES THE PERMITTEE TO SUBMIT THE RESULTS OF THESE INJECTION FLUID ANALYSES TO EPA ANNUALLY. EPA'S RECORDS INDICATE THAT NO INJECTION FLUID ANALYSES RESULTS WERE SUBMITTED FOR THE MALONE SWEENY W-12 AND THE LAKE MALONE #10 INJECTION WELLS FOR THE YEARS 2006 AND 2007. THEREFORE, THE PERMITTEE IS IN VIOLATION OF ITS UIC PERMIT FOR FAILURE TO CONDUCT FLUID ANALYSES AND SUBMIT FLUID ANALYSES REPORTS FOR THE MALONE SWEENY W-12 AND THE LAKE MALONE #10 INJECTION WELLS FOR THE YEARS 2006 AND 2007. ORDER REQUIRES: RESPONDENT SHALL, WITHIN 30 DAYS, DEMONSTRATE BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE MALONE SWEENY W-12 INJECTION WELL.IF THE WELL FAILS THE MIT, RESPONDENT SHALL NOTIFY EPA WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE FAILED MIT. WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE FAILED MIT, RESPONDENT SHALL EITHER TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REMEDIATE AND RETEST THE WELL, OR P&A THE WELL ACCORDING TO AN EPA-APPROVED P&A PLAN.

Defendants (1)

• GREENVILLE OIL COMPANY (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• UIC WELL - LAKE MALONE #10

  LAKE MALONE FIELD, GREENVILLE, KY, 42345

  Registry ID: 110044869504

• MALONE SWEENY W-12 UIC WELL

  LAT/LONG: 37.085029 / -87.040933, GREENVILLE, KY, 42345

  Registry ID: 110045471226

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GREENVILLE OIL COMPANYentered 2011-11-30

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $10,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2011-11-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-11-30Final Order Issued
• 2012-03-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-12-17Enforcement Action Closed