EPA v. TRANSCOASTAL OPERATING, LLC., AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ) 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1318(A) AND 1319(A). 2. TRANSCOASTAL OPERATING, LLC. WEST HALF OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 17 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST TULSA, CREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74131 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS FROM ITS WELLS INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) CEASE ALL UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY; B) WITHIN 45 DAYS, RECONSTRUCT OR REPLACE THE BERM AROUND THE SALT WATER FACILITY, REPLACE AND REPAIR ALL LEAKING EQUIPMENT OR TANKS IN THE SALT WATER FACILITY, INSTALL AN AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVITATED SUMP PUMP, REPLACE JOINTS OF FLOW LINE THAT HAVE ONE OR MORE LEAKS PER JOINT AND/OR ONE OR MORE CLAMPS PER JOINT, REMOVE THE UNAUTHORIZED SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, AND REMEDIATE SURFACE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE VIOLATIONS CITED IN THIS AO; AND C) UPON COMPLETION OF THE TASKS, MEET WITH AN EPA INSPECTOR TO VERIFY COMPLETION.

Defendants (1)

• TRANSCOASTAL OPERATING, LLC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRANSCOASTAL OPERATING, LLC.

  W/2, SEC. 22, TOWNSHIP 17 N, RANGE 12 E, TULSA, OK, 74131

  Registry ID: 110010756789

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRANSCOASTAL OPERATING, LLC.entered 2000-11-20

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-11-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-11-20Final Order Issued
• 2000-12-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-07-30Compliance Achieved
• 2001-07-30Enforcement Action Closed