EPA v. Petco Petroleum Corp.
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
An EPA inspection performed on October 25, 2006, found Petco Petroleum Corp. (Respondent) to be in violation of the CWA and the Federal NPDES program. The violation consist of the unauthorized discharge of a pollutant, oil field brine, to the receiving waters of a tributary of the Cimarron River. The Administrative Order being issued is to immediately cease all discahrges of pollutants from the Respondents facility, and to remove the brine from the impacted water body.
Defendants (1)
- Petco Petroleum Corp.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
NW-04-18-07
NW/4, SEC. 04, T 18N, R 07E, CUSHING, OK, 74023
Registry ID: 110014425755
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Petco Petroleum Corp.entered 2006-11-13
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2006-11-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2006-11-13Final Order Issued
- 2007-08-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600018819
- Case number
- 06-2007-1730
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2007-1730 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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