EPA v. TENEXCO, INCORPORATED
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$7,500
Case summary
THIS CASE INVOLVES VIOLATIONS OF A FEDERALLY ISSUED UNDERGOUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA) TO RESPONDENT TENEXCO FOR THE WLOSINSKI #2-27 WELL, WHICH IS A CLASS II WELL LOCATED IN KALKASKA COUNTY, MICHIGAN. RESPONDENT TERRA ENERGY INJECTED INTO THE WELL IN VIOLATION OF THE GENERAL PROHIBITION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED INJECTION SET FORTH AT 40 C.F. R SECTION 144.11. THE PERMIT # IS MI-079-2D-0016.
Defendants (2)
- TENEXCO INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- TERRA ENERGY LTD.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TENEXCO, INCORPORATEDentered 1994-09-23
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $7,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1994-03-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-04-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-09-23Final Order Issued
- 1995-04-14Compliance Achieved
- 1995-10-26Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28645
- Case number
- 05-1993-1536
- 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 05-1993-1536 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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