EPA v. Citation Oil and Gas Corp.

Case summary

On May 29, 2012, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Sections 308 and 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to Citation Oil & Gas Corp., located in Healdton, Oklahoma. The AO was issued in response to violations of Section 301 of the CWA. The AO requires Citation Oil & Gas Corp. to: 1) cease all discharges of pollutants from the facility; 2) remove all brine from the flow located between the facility and the point of entry into the tributary of Walnut Creek; 3) remove all detected brine from the tributary of Walnut Creek and all water bodies down-gradient. Citation Oil & Gas Corp. must respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty (30) days of receiving this AO.

Defendants (1)

• Citation Oil and Gas Corp.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITATION OIL & GAS CORP. (NW-24-04-03)

  NW/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST, HEALDTON, OK, 73438

  Registry ID: 110045454245

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Citation Oil and Gas Corp.entered 2012-05-29

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2012-05-29Final Order Issued
• 2012-06-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-06-26Enforcement Action Closed