EPA v. QUEST MINERALS & EXPLORATION 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. QUEST MINERALS & EXPLORATION INC., AN OKLAHOMA CORP. NW/4, SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OKMULGEE, OKMULGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74447 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 DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS 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)

• QUEST MINERALS & EXPLORATION INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• QUEST MINERALS & EXPLORATION, INC.

  NW/4, SEC. 23, T14 N, R14 E, OKMULGEE, OK, 74447

  Registry ID: 110010791394

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• QUEST MINERALS & EXPLORATION INC.entered 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
• 2001-05-21Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-05-21Compliance Achieved