EPA v. UNIQUE OIL, 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. UNIQUE OIL, AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION SE/4, SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST SKIATOOK, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74070 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF PRODUCED WATER AND OIL FROM THE CONTAINMENT PIT TO SKIATOOK LAKE. 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) IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL UN- PERMITTED DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED: 1) DRAIN THE CONTAINMENT PIT AND ENSURE PROPER INSTALLA- TION OF THE SUMP PUMP; 2) CONTAIN THE SALTWATER PUMP IN ORDER TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL CONTAMINATION; AND 3) CONTAIN ALL LEAKING EQUIPMENT AND CONNECTIONS TO PREVENT ADDI- TIONAL CONTAMINATION; AND C) UPON COMPLETION OF THOSE TASKS, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COM- PLETED.

Defendants (1)

• UNIQUE OILNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNIQUE OIL

  SE/4, SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 22 N, RANGE 11 E, SKIATOOK, OK, 74070

  Registry ID: 110010695220

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNIQUE OILentered 2002-01-02

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2002-01-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-01-02Final Order Issued
• 2002-01-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-03-21Compliance Achieved
• 2002-03-21Enforcement Action Closed