EPA v. MSD ENERGY, INC.

Case summary

1/14/14 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3,000, DUE WITHIN 60 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: PART II, SECTION G, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE UIC PERMIT, REQUIRES THAT A DEMONSTRATION OF MECHANICAL INTEGRITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 40 CFR 146.8 BE MADE NO LATER THAN 5 YEARS FROM THE LAST APPROVED DEMONSTRATION. THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY DEMONSTRATION FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE PERMITTED SUBJECT WELL WAS OVERDUE, AS SHOWN BELOW: S.D. WATSON #1 - LAST MIT, 4/27/07; MIT DUE, 4/27/12; MIT DONE, 9/03/13. THEREFORE, THE RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 146.8, THE UIC PERMIT AND THE SDWA FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE ACTIVE PERMITTED SUBJECT WELL.

Defendants (1)

• MSD ENERGY, INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• S.D. WATSON #1 UIC WELL

  LAT/LONG: 37.21834 / -87.92774, PRINCETON, KY, 42445

  Registry ID: 110057186806

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MSD ENERGY, INC.entered 2014-01-14

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-01-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-01-14Final Order Issued
• 2014-02-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-03-19Enforcement Action Closed