EPA v. MORAN-K OIL, LLC, AN OKLAHOMA PARTNERSHIP

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. MORAN-K OIL, LLC, AN OKLAHOMA PARTNERSHIP NW/4, SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST SEMINOLE, SEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74868 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, PRE- VENT FURTHER DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE IMPACTED AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE TANK BATTERY; 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)

• MORAN-K OIL, LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MORAN-K OIL, LLC

  NW/4, SEC. 5, T9 N, R6 E_, PO BOX 1295, SEMINOLE, OK, 74868

  Registry ID: 110010690305

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MORAN-K OIL, LLCentered 2001-03-08

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-03-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-08Final Order Issued
• 2001-04-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-08-02Compliance Achieved
• 2001-08-02Enforcement Action Closed