EPA v. FOUR BROTHERS, 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. FOUR BROTHERS, INC., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION NE/4, SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74005 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF PRODUCED WATER AND OIL FROM A LINE FAILURE OF THE FACILITY. 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;AND C) UPON COMPLETION OF TASKS A AND B, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COM- PLETED.

Defendants (1)

• FOUR BROTHERS, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FOUR BROTHERS INC

  415 S DEWEY AVE, BARTLESVILLE, OK, 740033511

  Registry ID: 110010650312

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FOUR BROTHERS, INC.entered 2001-11-27

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-11-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-11-27Final Order Issued
• 2001-11-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-01-11Compliance Achieved
• 2002-01-11Enforcement Action Closed