EPA v. TERRA ENERGY LTD.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$35,000
Case summary
THIS CASE INVOLVED RESPONDENT TERRA ENERGY LTD'S ( TERRA ) 27 MONTHSOF UNAUTHORIZED INJECTION INTO A CLASS II UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELLWITHOUT A FEDERAL UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (:UIC ) PERMIT. THISUNAUTHORIZEDD INJECTION VIOLATES 40 C.F.R. SECTION 144.11, ASPROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1421 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT(:SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300H. THIS ACTION IS ALSO BROUGHT AGAINST THE FEDERAL PERMITTEE FOR THE WELL, TENEXCO INCORPORATED ( TENEXCO ).
Defendants (1)
- 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)
TERRA ENERGY LTD.entered 1995-03-24
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $35,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1994-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-11-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1995-03-24Final Order Issued
- 1995-07-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 29040
- Case number
- 05-1994-0454
- 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 05-1994-0454 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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