EPA v. Gauge Oil Company
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to Gauge Oil Company (Respondent) located in Caldwell County, Texas. The AO was issued for an unauthorized discharge of oil field brine and produced wastewater to a water of the U.S. The AO orders Respondent to: 1) immediately cease all discharges of pollutants from the facility; 2) remove all brine from the flow path located between the facility and the tributary of Salt Branch; and 3) remove all brine from the tributary of Salt Branch. Respondent must respond to EPA within thirty days of receipt of the AO.
Defendants (1)
- Gauge Oil CompanyNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GAUGE OIL COMPANY (WATSON NO. 6D )
1500 FEET WEST OF FM 86 (29.718900, -97.628680), CITY OF LULING, TX, 78648
Registry ID: 110063868015
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Gauge Oil Companyentered 2015-03-31
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2015-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-03-31Final Order Issued
- 2015-04-28NPDES Closed
- 2015-04-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600093265
- Case number
- 06-2015-1744
- 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 06-2015-1744 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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