EPA v. DOUGLAS A. WAGNER

Case summary

10/24/2013 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2012, THE EPA-AUTHORIZED UIC FIELD INSPECTOR DISCOVERED THE SUBJECT WELL, WHICH WAS CONCEALED BENEATH A BUCKET, ACTIVELY INJECTING PRODUCED FLUIDS THROUGH A FLOW LINE INTO THE WELL CASING. A REVIEW OF THE EPA'S UIC PROGRAM'S RECORDS REVEALED THAT NO PERMIT HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUBJECT WELL, NOR IS THE SUBJECT WELL RULE-AUTHORIZED. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF PART C OF THE SDWA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300h , et seq. AND 40 C.F.R. SECTION 144.11 FOR UNAUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELL AND UNAUTHORIZED UNDERGROUND INJECTION.

Defendants (1)

• DOUGLAS A. WAGNER (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UIC WELL - WAGNER FARM

  37.73411/-83.76987 (KYS0650124), IRVINE, KY, 40336

  Registry ID: 110056396519

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DOUGLAS A. WAGNERentered 2013-10-24

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2013-10-24Final Order Issued
• 2013-10-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-12-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-12-30Enforcement Action Closed