EPA v. ROCK 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. ROCK OIL COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY FACILITY: OIL PRODUCTION LINE SW/4, SECTION 4, T21 N, R13 E TULSA, TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74129 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS WITH PRODUCED WATERS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. WTHOUT 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) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: WITHIN 60 DAYS, A) CONSTRUCT AN ADEQUATE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT AROUND THE NEW TANK(S) CAPABLE OF CONTAINING ANY ACCIDENTAL RELEASES AND B) REMEDIATE THE IMPACTED AREAS STEMMING FROM PAST RELEASES ON THE LEASE BY COVERING THE CONTAMINATED SOILS WITH AN ORGANIC COMPOST OF SUFFICIENT NUTRIENT COMPOSI- TION AND THICKNESS TO FACILITATE IN SITU BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT.

Defendants (1)

• ROCK OIL COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ROCK OIL COMPANY'S OIL PRODUCTION LINE

  SW/4, SECTION 4, T21 N, R 13 E, TULSA, OK, 74129

  Registry ID: 110010697102

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ROCK OIL COMPANYentered 1999-09-16

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-09-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-16Final Order Issued
• 1999-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-10-06Compliance Achieved
• 1999-10-06Enforcement Action Closed