EPA v. BLAIR DRILLING, LLC, 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. BLAIR DRILLING, LLC, AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION SW/4, SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST PAWHUSKA, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74009 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF PRODUCED WATERS. 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) CEASE AND DESIST THE DIS- CHARGE OF UNAUTHORIZED FLUIDS (POLLUTANTS) TO WATERS OF THE U.S. IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT RESUME ANY OPERATION(S) THAT COULD RESULT IN THE DISCHARGE OF UNAUTHORIZED POL- LUTANTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S

Defendants (1)

• BLAIR DRILLING, LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BLAIR DRILLING, LLC

  SW/4, SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 25 N, RANGE 3 E, PAWHUSKA, OK, 74009

  Registry ID: 110010688489

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BLAIR DRILLING, LLCentered 2002-03-07

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-03-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-03-07Final Order Issued
• 2002-03-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-11-13Enforcement Action Closed