EPA v. HOSKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Case summary

HOSKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELL IS REGULATED BY THE UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM AT 40 C.F.R. PART 144. REGION 5 ALLEGED THAT HOSKINS HAD MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF ITS UIC PERMIT, INCLUDING THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN INJECTION PRESSUREAND TO PROPERLY REPORT THE MINIMUM PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL, THE FAILURE TO PROPERLY REPORT INJECTION VOLUMES AND ADDITIONS TO THE ANNULUS SYSTEM AND THE FAILURE TO PROPERLY TEST THE WELL'S AUTOMATIC WARN- ING AND SHUT-OFF SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, ON TWO ACCESSIONS, HOSKINS INJECTED HAZARDOUS WASTE INTO THE WELL WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION. THE PROPOSED FINDINS AND ADMINISTRA- TIVE ORDER WITH PENALTY, FILED ON FEBRUARY 24, 1998, SOUGHT A PENALTY OF $82,000. HOSKINS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH ITS PERMIT IN THE FUTURE AND INSTALLED A COMPUTERIZED MONITORING SYSTEM. THE CIVIL PENALTY WILL BE PAID IN EIGHTEEN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS.PMT OF $56,718.60 NOV 1, 2001. COMPLIED WITH THE APPLICABLE REQUIRMENTS OF CACO. CASE CLOSED 11/01/01.

Defendants (1)

• HOSKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HOSKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY

  71103 CR 23, NEW PARIS, IN, 465530000

  Registry ID: 110000911041

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1422 — Safe Drinking Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HOSKINS MFG COentered 1998-08-12

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $54,764

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-01-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-02-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-12Final Order Issued
• 2000-11-01Enforcement Action Closed