EPA v. MORTON-MECOSTA COMPANY /JACK MALL TRUST
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$10,000
Case summary
THIS CASE INVOLVES SEVERAL VIOLATIONS OF THE UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL ( UIC ) REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1421 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SWDA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 3OOH, AND THE FEDERAL UIC PERMIT ISSUED TO THE RESPONDENTS FOR THEIR CLASS II BRINE DISPOSAL WELL (MYRON POTTER #1A WELL) LOCATED IN GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN. THE MORTON-MECOSTA COMPANY IS THE PERMITTEE, BUT, SINCE IT IS NOT A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY, ITS AGENT AND OWNER, THE JACK MALL TRUST, IS ALSO A RESPONDENT.
Defendants (1)
- MORTON-MECOSTA COMPANY / JACKNamed 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)
MORTON-MECOSTA COMPANY /JACK MALL TRUSTentered 1995-01-30
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $10,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1994-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-10-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1995-01-30Final Order Issued
- 1995-03-06Compliance Achieved
- 1995-03-06Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 29022
- Case number
- 05-1994-0431
- 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 05-1994-0431 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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