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06-2002-4536Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2002· Region 06

EPA v. BEREXCO INC., : NORTH STARR LEASE, WELL NO. 34

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$500

Case summary

1. SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(B)(6)(B)(I), AS AMENDED BY THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990. 2. BEREXCO INC., : NORTH STARR LEASE, WELL NO. 34 SE/4NE/4, SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST BRISTOW, CREEK COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74010 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 20 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON AN UNNAMED CREEK AND AD- JOINING SHORELINES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 311(B)(6)(B)(I) OF THE CWA, EPA ASSESSED THE RESPONDENT A CIVIL PENALTY OF $500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

  • BEREXCO INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • BEREXCO INC.: NORTH STARR LEASE WELL NO. 34

    SE/4NE/4, SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 18 N, RANGE 7 E, BRISTOW, OK, 74010

    Registry ID: 110013720198

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • BEREXCO INC.entered 2002-06-06

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2002-04-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2002-05-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2002-06-06Final Order Issued
  • 2002-06-06Compliance Achieved
  • 2002-06-10Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
42196
Case number
06-2002-4536
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6SF-R
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2002-4536 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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