EPA v. PONTOTOC PRODUCTION COMPANY INC., A TEXAS 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. PONTOTOC PRODUCTION COMPANY INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 808 EAST MAIN ADA, PONTOTOC COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74820 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 BOTH FACILITIES; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMNATE AND PREVENT RE- CURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED; C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, PRE- VENT FURTHER DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE IMPACTED AREAS OUTSIDE THE TANK BATTERY AT SITE 1; D) WITHIN 30 DAYS, REMOVE AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE OIL AND SALT WATER CONTAMINATED SOIL; AND E) UPON COMPLETING THE TASKS BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TAKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• PONTOTOC PRODUCTION COMPANY INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PONTOTOC PRODUCTION CO INC.

  808 E MAIN, ADA, OK, 74820

  Registry ID: 110010791349

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PONTOTOC PRODUCTION COMPANY INC.entered 2001-03-14

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-03-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-14Final Order Issued
• 2001-04-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-01-11Compliance Achieved
• 2002-01-11Enforcement Action Closed