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06-1999-0066Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1999· Region 06

EPA v. JOHN OR SANDRA BARNETT

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

1. SECTION 1423(C) OF THE SFAE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300H-2(C). 2. JOHN OR SANDRA BARNETT 1122 SADDLE LANE SKIATOOK, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74070 FACILITY: WELL NO. 9, SW/4, SEC. 14, T21N, R10 E OS3848 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1421 OF THE SDWA BY MAINTAINING AN INJECTION WELL IN A MANNER THAT COULD ALLOW THE MOVEMENT OF FLUID INTO A US DW. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1423(C) OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED A PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE PROPOSED AO WOULD ORDER THE RESDPONDENT TO: A) EITH PLUG THE WELL ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS, DE- MONSTRATE ITS MECHANICAL INTEGRITY, OR COMPLETE OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION APPROVED BY EPA WITHIN 45 DAYS, AND B) SUBMIT A REPORT OF WORK COMPLETED TO THE BIA AND EPA, AND EPA WILL NOTIFY THE RESPONDENT IN WRITING THAT WORK COM- PLETED IS SATISFACTORY.

Defendants (1)

  • JOHN OR SANDRA BARNETTNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • JOHN OR SANDRA BARNETT

    1122 SADDLE LANE, SKIATOOK, OK, 74070

    Registry ID: 110010734526

Statutes cited

  • SDWA 1421UIC Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • JOHN OR SANDRA BARNETTentered 1999-02-19

    Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1998-11-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1998-11-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1999-02-19Final Order Issued
  • 1999-03-08Compliance Achieved
  • 1999-03-08Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
38746
Case number
06-1999-0066
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6EN-L
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
UIC Regulations

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1999-0066 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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