EPA v. HART OIL, LLC

Case summary

9/4/2014 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT ISSUED. ORDER STATES: RESPONDENT IS ORDERED TO CLOSE, PLUG, AND ABANDON THE SUJECT WELL WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EPA-APPROVED PLUGGING AND ABANDONMENT PLAN. PLUGGING AND ABONDONMENT MUST BE WITNESSED BY AN AUTHORIZED EPA INSPECTOR. RESPONDENT AGREES TO PAY STIPULATED CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE CONDITION SET FORTH IN ABOVE PARAGRAPH, AS FOLLOWS. FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE, RESPONDENT SHALL PAY A STIPULATED CIVIL PENALTY ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: A. $300 FOR ANY PORTION OF THE FIRST 7 CALENDAR DAYS RESPODNENT IS IN VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT; AND B. $200 PER DAY FOR EACH DAY AFTER THE FIRST 7 CALENDAR DAYS RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. STIPULATED PENALTIES SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF DEMAND FROM THE EPA.

Defendants (2)

• HART OIL, LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• RITA TURNER (SB)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHAT CHOWNING #3 UIC WELL (HART OIL, LLC)

  36.920007 -85.28963, BURKESVILLE, KY, 42717

  Registry ID: 110062642626

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HART OIL, LLCentered 2014-09-04

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2014-09-04Final Order Issued
• 2014-09-05Enforcement Action Data Entered