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06-2001-0242Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2001· Region 06

EPA v. T & L OIL, INC., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

1. SECTION 1423(C) OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300H-2(C). 2. T & L OIL, INC., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION MR. GEORGE SHEETS 12701 SOUTH O STREET TONKAWA, KAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74653 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1421 OF THE SDWA BY MAINTAINING INJECTION WELLS IN A MANNER THAT COULD ALLOW THE MOVEMENT OF FLUIDS INTO UNDERGROUND SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1423(C) OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT A PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) PLUG WELL NO. 5-5 ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS; AND B) CONVERT WELL NO. 5-2 TO PRODUCTION.

Defendants (1)

  • T & L OIL, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • T & L OIL, INC.

    12701 S O ST, TONKAWA, OK, 74653

    Registry ID: 110010733894

Statutes cited

  • SDWA 1421UIC Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • T & L OIL, INC.entered 2001-03-27

    Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2001-03-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2001-03-27Final Order Issued
  • 2001-03-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2001-07-26Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
41144
Case number
06-2001-0242
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6RC-E
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
UIC Regulations

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2001-0242 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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