EPA v. JONES AND BUCK DEVELOPMENT, A KANSAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ) 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1318(A) AND 1319(A). 2. JONES AND BUCK DEVELOPMENT, A KANSAS CORPORATION SE/4, SEC. 3, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OSAGE, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74054 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) WITHIN 30 DAYS, REMEDIATE SURFACE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE FROM THE TANK BATTERY, REPAIRTHE LEAK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STORAGE TNK, AND CONTINUOUSLY ENSURE THAT THE AREA INSIDE THE BERM REMAINS DRY AT ALL TIMES; AND B) UPON COMPLETION OF THOSE ACTIONS, MEET WITH AN EPA IN- SPECTOR AND VERIFY COMPLETION.

Defendants (1)

• JONES AND BUCK DEVELOPMENTNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JONES AND BUCK DEVELOPMENT

  SE/4, SEC. 3, TOWNSHIP 28 N, RANGE 10 E, OSAGE, OK, 74054

  Registry ID: 110010791223

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JONES AND BUCK DEVELOPMENTentered 2000-11-20

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-11-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-11-20Final Order Issued
• 2000-11-29Compliance Achieved
• 2000-11-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 2000-12-05Enforcement Action Data Entered