EPA v. CHAMBERS OIL COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA 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. CHAMBERS OIL COMPANY NE/4, SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST SKIATOOK, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74070 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE ILLEGAL DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS (PRODUCED WATER) 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) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE COR- RECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1) PREVENT FURTHER DISCHARGE OF POLLU- TANTS FROM THE AREA CONTAMINATED BY THE PRODUCED WATER DISCHARGE AND NEUTRALIZE THE CONTAMINATED AREA BETWEEN THE TANK BATTERY AND THE TRIBUTARY OF HOMINY CREEK; AND C) UPON COMPLETING THE TASKS SPECIFIED AND WITHIN 30 DAYS SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD INSPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• CHAMBERS OIL COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHAMBERS OIL CO

  SW/4, NW/4, NE/4, SECTION 28, T23 N, R9 E, SKIATOOK, OK, 74070

  Registry ID: 110012299271

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHAMBERS OIL COMPANYentered 2002-05-07

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-05-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-05-07Final Order Issued
• 2002-06-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-01-20Enforcement Action Closed