EPA v. ISBRANDTSEN OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$14,000
Case summary
THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT ADDRESS FOUR WELLS OWNED AND OPERATED BY ISBRANDTSEN OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC. IN OSCEOLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN. ISBRANDTSEN FAILED TO COMPLY WITH RE- QUIREMENTS OF ITS OPERATING PERMITS AND 40 C.F.R. 144.52 (A)(6)(III) BY FAILING TO PLUG AND ABANDON WELLS, AFTER A CESSATION OF OPERATION OF 2 YEARS, OR DESCRIBE SATISFACTORY ACTIONS OR PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THE WELLS WOULD NOT ENDANGER UNDERGROUND SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER DURING PERIOD OF TEM- PORARY ABANDONMENT.
Defendants (1)
- BEECHER #2, BEECHER #1, PATTERSON #5Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
ISBRANDTSEN OIL & GAS CO INC
NO 1 WELL, REED CITY, MI, 49677
Registry ID: 110010738906
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ISBRANDTSEN OIL & GAS COMPANYentered 2000-09-28
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $14,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1997-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-09-28Final Order Issued
- 2000-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-10-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 32550
- Case number
- 05-2000-0549
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2000-0549 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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