EPA v. TRUCKER DISPOSAL, AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 308 AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1318 AND 1319(A). 2. TRUCKER DISPOSAL, INC., AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY P.O. BOX 147 SKIATOOK, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74070 FACILITY: OIL FIELD BRINE DISPOSAL FACILITY NW/4, SECTION 1, T21 N, R12 E, TULSA COUNTY, OK 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS WITH PRODUCED WATERS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT A NPDES PERMIT ON OR ABOUT MAY 12, 1999. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308 AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO). THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS OTHER THAN THOSE DISCHARGES CITED IN THIS ORDER, B) UPON RECEIPT OF THE AO, CEASE ALL UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY, AND C) WITHIN 45 DAYS, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (1)

• TRUCKER DISPOSAL, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL FIELD BRINE DISPOSAL FAC

  NW/4, SEC. 1, T21 N, R12 E, TULSA, OK, 74129

  Registry ID: 110010697567

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRUCKER DISPOSAL, INC.entered 1999-06-04

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-06-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-06-04Final Order Issued
• 1999-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-10-06Compliance Achieved
• 1999-10-06Enforcement Action Closed