EPA v. CEP
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
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 CEP Mid-Continent, LLC (CEP) located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The AO was issued in response to the following violation: failing to plug three injection wells within one year after termination of injection operations. The AO requires CEP to plug the wells according to Environmental Protection Agency regulations. CEP must complete plugging of the wells within 30 days. For more information, see documents, below.
Defendants (1)
- CEP MID-CONTINENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (3)
OS1321 - WELL NO. MAD-1-2 (E)
SE/4, SEC. 17, T 21N, R 10E, SKIATOOK, OK, 74070
Registry ID: 110014426488
OS5840 - WELL NO. 5 (E)
NW/4, SEC. 6, T23N, R11E, AVANT, OK, 74001
Registry ID: 110028064760
OS1324 - WELL NO. MA-2-5 (E)
NE/4, SEC. 17, T21N, R10E, SAND SPRINGS, OK, 74063
Registry ID: 110016675150
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CEPentered 2011-11-25
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2011-06-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2011-11-25Final Order Issued
- 2011-12-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2013-02-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600080397
- Case number
- 06-2012-1107
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2012-1107 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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