EPA v. KLO, AN OKLAHOMA OPERATOR

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. KLO, AN OKLAHOMA COMPANY SE/4, SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST TULSA, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74127 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 310 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 AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) UPON RECEIPT OF THE AO, IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF POLLUT- ANTS FROM THE FACILITY; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE CORRECT- IVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED; 3) WITHIN 30 DAYS, PROVIDE EPA WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF THE WORK DETAILED IN THE LETTER REFERENCED; AND D) UPON COMPLETING A, B AND C, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD IN- SPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• KLONamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KLO

  SE/4, SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 27 N, RANGE 8 E, TULSA, OK, 74127

  Registry ID: 110010591154

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KLOentered 2002-02-15

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-02-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-02-15Final Order Issued
• 2002-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-01-16Enforcement Action Closed