EPA v. PETCO PETROLEUM CORP., AN INDIANA 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. PETCO PETROLEUM CORP., AN INDIANA CORPORATION NW/4, SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST DRUMRIGHT, CREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74030 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY VIOLATING THE CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT OR REGULATIONS BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE POLLUTANTS FROM ITS 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) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE COR- RECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, PREVENT FURTHER DIS- CHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE AREA CONTAMINATED BY THE PRODUCED WATER DISCHARGE AND NEUTRALIZE THE CONTAMINATED AREA BETWEEN THE TANK BATTERY AND THE TRIBUTARY OF TIGER CREEK; AND C) UPON COMPLETION OF THE TASKS AND WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.'

Defendants (1)

• PETCO PETROLEUM CORP.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PETCO PETROLEUM CORP.

  NW/4, SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 18 N, RANGE 7 E, DRUMRIGHT, OK, 74030

  Registry ID: 110013720232

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PETCO PETROLEUM CORP.entered 2002-04-24

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-04-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-04-24Final Order Issued
• 2002-05-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-05-31Enforcement Action Closed