EPA v. 3J OIL COMPANY, 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. 3J OIL COMPANY, AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 17 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST DRUMRIGHT, CREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74030 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE ILLEGAL DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS (PRODUCED WATER) FROM ITS FACILITY INTO 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) PREVENT FURTHER DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE AREA CONTAMINATED BY THE PRODUCED WATER DISCHARGE AND TO NEUTRALIZE THE CONTAMINATED AREA BETWEEN THE TANK BATTERY AND THE TRIBUTARY OF EUCHEE CREEK; AND B) UPON COMPLETING THE TASKS SPECIFIED AND WITHIN 30 DAYS, SCHEDULE AND MEET WITH AN EPA FIELD IN- SPECTOR TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• 3J OIL COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• 3J OIL CO

  SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 17 N, RANGE 7 E, DRUMRIGHT, OK, 74030

  Registry ID: 110012686254

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• 3J OIL COMPANYentered 2002-05-23

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-05-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-05-23Final Order Issued
• 2002-06-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-04-03Enforcement Action Closed