EPA v. BEREXCO INC. - WELL T4-28
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. - WELL T4-28 SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST AVANT, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74001 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311(B)(3) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 10 BARRELS OF OIL FROM ITS FACILITY INTO OR UPON MUD CREEK AND ADJOINING 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.- WELL T4-28
NE/4, SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 21 N, RANGE 10 E, AVANT, OK, 74001
Registry ID: 110013720143
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
- 42197
- Case number
- 06-2002-4537
- 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 06-2002-4537 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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