EPA v. BELPORT OIL, INC., A COLORADO COMPANY

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 COMPANY SW/4, SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST AVANT, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74001 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. ON NUMEROUS OCASSIONS. 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 DIS- CHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITIES; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RE- CURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED; AND C) UPON COMPLETING THE TASKS IN AND 2, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE AND 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. - WEST AVANT WELL NO. 10

  SW/4SW/4SW/4, SEC. 21, TOWNSHIP 23 N, RANGE 11 E, AVANT, OK, 74001

  Registry ID: 110010661211

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BELPORT OIL, INC.entered 2002-04-01

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-04-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-04-01Final Order Issued
• 2002-05-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-06-27Enforcement Action Closed