EPA v. CSC OIL COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA 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. CSC OIL COMPANY SW/4, SEC. 24, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST PAWHUSKA, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74056 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF POOLUTANTS 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) DRAIN THE PRODUCED WATERS FROM THE BERMED AREA AND THE TANK BATTERY CONTAINMENT PIT, REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL LEAK- ING PUMPS AND STORAGE TANKS WITHIN THE FACILITY, AND RE- MEDIATE SURFACE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DIS- CHARGE; AND C) UPON COMPLETION OF THOSE ACTIONS, MEET WITH AN EPA INSPECTOR AND CONFIRM COMPLETION.

Defendants (1)

• CSC OIL COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CSC OIL CO

  OLI FIELD TANK BTTY, SW/4, SEC. 24, T22 N, R10 E, PAWHUSKA, OK, 74056

  Registry ID: 110010661550

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CSC OIL COMPANYentered 2000-11-20

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

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