EPA v. East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company, Respondent owned and operated and oil field waste facility known as the Ziegler-P-I-Hardwicke Site, located in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. On August 6, 2013, an EPA inspector observed that oil field brine and produced wastewater generated from oil production activities, had been discharged to waters of the U.S. without NPDES permit coverage.
Defendants (1)
- East Texas Salt Water Disposal CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
EAST TEXAS SALT WATER DISPOSAL COMPANY (ZIEGLER-P-1-HARDWICKE SITE)
1209 INDUSTRIAL BLVD., KILGORE, TX, 75662
Registry ID: 110056981716
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
East Texas Salt Water Disposal Companyentered 2014-02-05
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2014-02-05Final Order Issued
- 2014-02-20Enforcement Action Closed
- 2014-02-20NPDES Closed
- 2014-03-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400214657
- Case number
- 06-2014-1709
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2014-1709 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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