EPA v. BELPORT OIL, INC., A COLORADO 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. BELPORT OIL, INC., A COLORADO CORPORATION NORTHWEST QUARTER AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 23, RANGE 11 EAST, OSAGE COUNTY OSAGE, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74054 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY EACH INSTANCE OF 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, IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THIS FACILITY; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED; C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, PREVENT FURTHER DISCHARGE OF POLLUT- ANTS FROM THE SOIL IMPACTED BY SALTWATER CONTAMINATION; AND D) UPON COMPLETIONS OF TASKS A, B, AND C, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE TO MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• BELPORT OIL, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BELPORT OIL, INC.

  NW/4 AND THE SW/4, SEC. 21, T23 R, R11 E, OSAGE, OK, 74054

  Registry ID: 110010695122

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BELPORT OIL, INC.entered 2001-06-26

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-06-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-06-26Final Order Issued
• 2001-07-30Compliance Achieved
• 2001-07-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-08-26Enforcement Action Data Entered