EPA v. SCHULER OIL PROPERTIES, AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY

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. SCHULER OIL PROPERTIES, AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY NE/4, SEC. 26, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST CLEVELAND, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74020 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, CEASE ALL UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY; B) RECONSTRUCT THE BERM AROUND THE OIL FIELD TANK BATERY, 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 AND REMEDIATE SURFACE DAMAGE; AND C) UPON COMPLETION OF THOSE ACTIONS, MEET WITH AN EPA INSPECTOR TO VERIFY COM- PLETION OF THOSE ACTIONS.

Defendants (1)

• SCHULER OIL PROPERTIESNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SCHULER OIL CO

  NE/4, SEC. 26, T22 N, R10 E, OSAGE COUNTY, OK., CLEVELAND, OK, 74020

  Registry ID: 110010726269

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SCHULER OIL PROPERTIESentered 2000-11-20

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

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