EPA v. LARKIN ENERGY INCORPORATED, 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. LARKIN ENERGY INCORPORATED, AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION NW/4, SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST SASAKWA, SEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74867 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, IMMEDIAYELY 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 VIOLATION CITED TO PREVENT FURTHER DISCHARGE OF POL- LUTANTS FROM THE IMPACTED AREAS; AND D) UPON COMPLETING THE TASKS, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• LARKIN ENERGY INCORPORATEDNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LARKIN ENERGY INC

  NW/4, SEC. 36, T6 N, R7 E, PO BOX 67, SASAKWA, OK, 74867

  Registry ID: 110010690298

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LARKIN ENERGY INCORPORATEDentered 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
• 2001-07-30Compliance Achieved
• 2001-07-30Enforcement Action Closed