EPA v. ROBINOWITZ OIL

Case summary

On November 25, 2011, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 1421 of the Safe Drinking Water Act to Robinowitz Oil Company, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The AO was issued in response to the following violations: 1) Failure to plug an injection well within one year of terminating injection operations; and 2) maintaining the well in a manner which could allow contaminants to move through the well bore into fresh ground water resources. The AO requires the well to be plugged. Robinowitz Oil Company must respond to EPA Region 6 within 30 days from the effective date of the Final Order. For more information, see documents, below.

Defendants (1)

• ROBINOWITZ OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OS0902 - WELL NO. 1 (E)

  NE/4, SEC. 36, T25N, R 7E, FAIRFAX, OK, 74637

  Registry ID: 110037948772

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
• SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ROBINOWITZ OILentered 2011-11-25

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2011-07-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-11-25Final Order Issued
• 2011-12-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-01-20Enforcement Action Closed