EPA v. Legend Natural Gas IV,LP
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Penalty. Legend Natural Gas IV, LP, Respondent owned or operated two oil and gas production facilities located on the Mitchell Ranch Unit in Grnadbury, Hood County, Texas, and was therefore an owner or operator . the facility was a point orce of dischargs of pollutants, specifically oil field brine and produced wastewater, to the receiving waters of tributary of Walnut Creek and Nolan Branch, which are considered waters of the United States . On February 27, 2013 and May 2, 2013 was inspected by an EPA Inspector that determined that the water located at the discharge point of entry into the tributary was contaminated from oil field brine and produced wastewaer.
Defendants (1)
- Legend Natural Gas IV, LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LEGEND NATURAL GAS IV, L.P.
15021 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 200, HOUSTON, TX, 77094
Registry ID: 110045464172
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Legend Natural Gas IV,LPentered 2014-07-22
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $17,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2014-04-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2014-04-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2014-07-22Final Order Issued
- 2014-08-14Enforcement Action Closed
- 2014-08-14NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400228831
- Case number
- 06-2014-1747
- 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 06-2014-1747 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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