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 311B — Oil & 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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