EPA v. HIGHFILL OIL, 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. HIGHFILL OIL, AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION NE/4 OF SEC. 8, T24 NORTH, R18 EAST CLAREMORE, ROGERS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74018 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILI- TY 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 AND IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE DISCHARGE THROUGH THE DRAIN PIPE; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS: 1) ENSURE CONTAINMENT PIT IS NOT DISCHARGING TO WATERS OF THE U.S. AND CAP OR REMOVE ALL UNPERMITTED DRAINAGE PIPES, 2) ENSURE CONTAINMENT AREA REMAINS DRY AT ALL TIMES, 3) DEMONSTRATE SECONDARY CON- TAINMENT AT THE FACILITY, AND 4) PROVIDE EPA WITH THE MOST RECENT MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TEST (MIT) RESULTS FOR THE INJECTION WELL RECEIVING PRODUCED WATER FROM THE SALTWATER TANKS AND TO EPA; AND C) WITH 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• HIGHFILL OILNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HIGHFILL OIL

  NE/4, SEC. 8, T24 N, R18 E, CLAREMORE, OK, 74018

  Registry ID: 110010791205

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HIGHFILL OILentered 2001-01-23

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-01-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-01-23Final Order Issued
• 2001-02-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-03-22Compliance Achieved
• 2001-03-22Enforcement Action Closed