EPA v. B-3 OIL COMPANY
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
On Nov 28, 2012, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to B-3 Oil company located in Caldwell county, Luling, TX. The AO was issued in response to violations of an unauthorized discharge of oil field brine and producted wastewater to a water of the U.S. The AO orders B-3 Oil to cease and desist all discharges of pollutants from the facility; obtain permit coverage; and remove brine from the discharge flow path and the tributary of the West Fork of Plum Creek. B-3 Oil must respond to EPA within thirty (30) days of receipt of the AO.
Defendants (3)
- B-3 Oil Company
- B-3 Oil Company
- B-3 OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
B-3 OIL COMPANY
2310 FM 86, LULING, TX, 78648
Registry ID: 110054923311
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
B-3 OIL COMPANYentered 2012-11-28
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2012-11-28Final Order Issued
- 2012-12-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-03-20NPDES Closed
- 2015-03-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400031385
- Case number
- 06-2013-1723
- 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 06-2013-1723 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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