EPA v. BILL LAIRD OIL COMPANY, UNINCORPORATED

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. BILL LAIRD OIL COMPANY, ININCORPORATED P.O. BOX 120 SAINT LOUIS, POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74866 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, CEASE ALL UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF POL- LUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE COR- RECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLTIONS CITED; C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, PREVENT FURTHER DIS- CHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE IMPACTED AREAS; AND D) UP- ON 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)

• BILL LAIRD OIL COMPANY, UNINCORPORATEDNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BILL LAIRD OIL CO

  SW/4, SEC. 13, T7 N, R4 E, SAINT LOUIS, OK, 74866

  Registry ID: 110010791358

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BILL LAIRD OIL COMPANY, UNINCORPORATEDentered 2001-03-07

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-03-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-07Final Order Issued
• 2001-04-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-05-10Compliance Achieved
• 2001-05-10Enforcement Action Closed