EPA v. KENNETH LOWE, AN INDIVIDUAL

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. KENNETH LOWE, AN INDIVIDUAL SE/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST JENNINGS, TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74038 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY EACH INSTANCE OF UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES 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 AREAS IM- PACTED BY SALTWATER CONTAMINATION; AND D) UPON COMPLETING THE TASKS OF A, B, AND C, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• KENNETH LOWENamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KENNETH LOWE

  RT 1, BOX 1025, JENNINGS, OK, 74038

  Registry ID: 110010756468

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KENNETH LOWEentered 2001-04-27

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-04-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-04-27Final Order Issued
• 2001-05-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-03-21Compliance Achieved
• 2002-03-21Enforcement Action Closed