EPA v. DUNCAN OIL & GAS, INC., 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. DUNCAN OIL & GAS, INC., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION NW/4, SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST 725 NORTHWEST 11TH STREET OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 73103 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, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RE- CURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED; C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, NEU- TRALIZE BRINE POLLUTANTS IN AREAS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE VIOLATIONS TO PREVENT FURTHER DISCHARGES OF POLLU- TANTS FROM THE IMPACTED AREAS; AND D) UPON COMPLETING THE TAKS, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM COMPLETION OF THE TASKS.

Defendants (1)

• DUNCAN OIL & GAS, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DUNCAN OIL & GAS INC.

  725 NW 11TH ST, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73103

  Registry ID: 110010791330

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DUNCAN OIL & GAS, INC.entered 2001-03-02

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-03-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-02Final Order Issued
• 2001-04-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-05-10Compliance Achieved
• 2001-05-10Enforcement Action Closed