EPA v. Sneed Drilling Company

Case summary

VIOLATIONS: The Respondent's oil field facility was a point source discharge of pollutants, specifically oil field brine (produced water), to the receiving waters of a tributary of House Creek, located at Northeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 20 North, Range 7 East, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. The EPA observed the facility had discharged brine during an inspection conducted on April 11, 2007. RELIEF: The Class I Complaint proposes a penalty of $10,000 for the violations. A SEP has been performed by the Respondent to reduce the proposed penalty. The SEP was in the form of “Environmental Restoration and Protection” The SEP and consisted of the following: Closing out and shutting down a tank battery facility; removing all the equipment from the facility; and remediating the soils at the facility.

Defendants (1)

• Mr. Woodrow SneedNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NE-12-20-7

  NE/4, SEC.12, T20N, R7E, CLEVELAND, OK, 74020

  Registry ID: 110024534182

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Sneed Drilling Companyentered 2008-06-27

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,000 · SEP: $17,721

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2007-11-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-03-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-06-27Final Order Issued
• 2009-08-12Enforcement Action Closed