EPA v. DENNISON 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. DENNISON OIL COMPANY FACILITY: OIL PRODUCTION FACILITY NW/4, SECTION 4, T25 N, R11 E OSAGE, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74054 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 11, 1999. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308 AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 60 DAYS, INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE EARTHEN BERN AROUND THE SALTWATER COLLECTION TANKS; AND B) WITHIN 60 DAYS, ON IMPACTED AREAS, SOW AN APPROPRIATE GRASS SEED, FERTILIZE, AND COVER WITH AN EFFECTIVE MULCH.

Defendants (1)

• DENNISON OIL COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DENNISON OIL COMPANY'S OIL PRODUCTION FAC

  NW/4, SECTION 4, T25 N, R11 E, OSAGE, OK, 74054

  Registry ID: 110010735473

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DENNISON OIL COMPANYentered 1999-09-24

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-09-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-09-24Final Order Issued
• 1999-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed