EPA v. STEPHENS & JOHNSON OPERATING CO., AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 311(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1321(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. STEPHENS & JOHNSON OPERATING CO., AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY EAST REED TANK BATTERY SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST SEMINOLE, SEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74818 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 125 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED CREEK AND AD- JOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 311(B)(6)(A)(I) AND 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• STEPHENS & JOHNSON OPERATING CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• STEPHENS & JOHNSON OPR CO.

  SECTION 18, T5 N, R8 E, SEMINOLE, OK, 74818

  Registry ID: 110010725956

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STEPHENS & JOHNSON OPERATING CO.entered 2001-07-31

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,400

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-06-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-07-31Final Order Issued
• 2001-08-02Compliance Achieved
• 2001-08-02Enforcement Action Closed