EPA v. CARL RICE, AN OKLAHOMA INDIVIDUAL

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. CARL RICE - TANK BATTERY NORTH HALF OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST BEGGS, OKMULGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74421 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO 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) UPON RE- CEIPT OF THE AO, IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL UNPERMITTED DIS- CHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, 1) CONSTRUCT A BERM AROUND THE OIL FIELD TANK BAT- TERY; 2) ENSURE THE AREA INSIDE THE BERM REMAINS DRY AT ALL TIMES; 3) REMOVE AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE LEAKING WOODEN TANK; 4) REMOVE AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE TANK SLUDGE FROM THE WOODEN TANK BATTERY; 5) REMOVE, PROPERLY DISPOSE OF AND REPLACE THE OIL SOAKED GROUND AND GRAVEL SURROUNDING THE TANK BATTERY; AND 6) REMEDIATE SURFACE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE VIOLATIONS CITED IN THIS ORDER; AND C) UPON COMPLETING THE TASKS, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHED- ULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• CARL RICENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CARL RICE

  N 1/2 OF SEC. 32, T15N, R11 E, BEGGS, OK, 74421

  Registry ID: 110010791269

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CARL RICEentered 2000-12-01

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-12-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-12-01Final Order Issued
• 2001-01-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-03-20Compliance Achieved
• 2001-03-20Enforcement Action Closed