EPA v. TURRIS COAL CO.
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
TURRIS COAL CO WAS FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED ITS USEPA UIC PERMIT #IN-163-1I-0001, BY FAILING TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ANNULAR PRESUURE IN THE CLASS I NON-HAZARDOUS WELL IT WAS OPERATING. FIVE VIOLATIONS WERE NOTED IN 1992. USEPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER, ORDERING COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMIT AND ASSESSING A PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $5700. CASE WAS SETTLED WITHOUT PENALTY, BASED ON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOWING LESS VIOLATION + SEP.
Defendants (1)
- TURRIS COAL COMPANY
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
**PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1992-06-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1992-10-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-07-15Enforcement Action Closed
- 1993-07-15Final Order Issued
- 1993-07-15Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28157
- Case number
- 05-1992-0339
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- AWTGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1992-0339 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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