EPA v. G.M. OIL PROPERTIES, 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. G.M. OIL PROPERTIES, INC. P.O. BOX 841 EUFAULA, PITTSBURG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74432 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 AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) UPON RECEIPT OF THE AO, IM- MEDIATELY CEASE ALL UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED; C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, PREVENT FURTHER DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE ARES IMPACTED BY THE PRODUCE WATER CONTAMINATION; AND D) UPON COMPLETION OF THE TASKS, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE TO MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD IN- SPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• G.M. OIL PROPERTIES, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• G.M. OIL PROPERTIES, INC.

  SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 10 N, RANGE 17 E, PITTSBURG, OK, 74560

  Registry ID: 110010726027

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• G. M. OIL PROPERTIES, INC.entered 2001-05-22

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-05-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-05-22Final Order Issued
• 2001-06-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-10-01Compliance Achieved
• 2001-10-01Enforcement Action Closed