EPA v. W.N. STAATS

Case summary

1. SECTION 1423 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 300F ET SEQ. 2. W. N. STAATS C/O JOHN B. STAATS POST OFFICE BOX 2156 BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA 74005 3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED 1) 40 C.F.R. SECS. 147.2911 AND 147. 2912(A)(2) BY OPERATING THE WELL, WHICH LACKS MECHANICAL INTEGRITY IN THAT CONSTRUCTION IS SUCH THAT IT COULD AL- LOW SIGNIFICANT FLUID MOVEMENT INTO A USDW THROUGH VER- TICAL CHANNELS ADJACENT TO THE WELL BORE, 2)40 C.F.R. SECS. 147.2905 AND 147.2909 BY FAILING TO PLUG THE WELL WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER INJECTION WAS TERMINATED, AND 3) 40 C.F.R. SECS. 147.2903(B), 147.2905, AND 147.2909 BY MAINTAINING AN INJECTION WELL IN A MANNER THAT COULD AL- LOW THE MOVEMENT OF FLUID INTO A USDW. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1423(C) OF THE SDWA, AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER IS PROPOSED ORDERING THE RESPONDENT TO PLUG THE WELL ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS AT C.F.R. SEC. 147.2905 BY JUL. 1, 1995.

Defendants (1)

• W. N. STAATSNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• W. N. STAATS

  PO BOX 2156, BARTLESVILLE, OK, 74003

  Registry ID: 110010651972

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1995-02-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1995-02-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1995-04-19Final Order Issued
• 1995-09-18Compliance Achieved
• 1995-09-18Enforcement Action Closed