EPA v. SCHULER OIL COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 308 AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1318 AND 1319(A). 2. SCHULER OIL COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY FACILITY: OIL FIELD TANK BATTERY NE/4, SEC. 26, T22 N, R10 E OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS WITH PRODUCED WATERS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT ON OR ABOUT OCT. 22, 1998. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308 AND 309(A) OF THE CAA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RE- SPONDENT. THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: WITHIN 60 DAYS, A) TILL ALL AFFECTED SOILS IMPACTED BY DISCHARGES FROM THE LEASE, B) SOW AN APPROPRIATE GRASS SEED, INDIG- ENOUS SALT TOLERANT SPECIES, ON THE TILLED AREA, C) BROADCAST AN APPROPRIATE GRASS FERTILIZER IN A CONCENTRA- TION RECOMMENDED BY THE FERTILIZER'S MANUFACTURER, D) COVER THE TILLED AREA WITH SUITABLE EROSION PREVENTION COVER, E) MAINTAIN THE SEEDED AREA UNTIL AT LEAST 75% COVERAGE BY GRASS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, AND F) EFFECTIVE IM- MEDIATELY CEASE ALL UNAUTHORIZED DISCHAGRES OF POLLUT- ANTS.

Defendants (1)

• SCHULER OIL COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SCHULER OIL CO

  NE/4, SEC. 26, T22 N, R10 E, OSAGE COUNTY, OK., CLEVELAND, OK, 74020

  Registry ID: 110010726269

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SCHULER OIL COMPANYentered 1999-04-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-04-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-04-30Final Order Issued
• 1999-05-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-10-06Compliance Achieved
• 1999-10-06Enforcement Action Closed