EPA v. GLOBAL OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION LLC (FLAT ROCK UNIT) (NE 4-20-12)

Case summary

On 05/14/2015, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to Global Oklahoma Production LLC (Respondent) located in Sperry, Osage County, Oklahoma. 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 Little Chief Creek; and 3) remove sufficient brine from the tributary of Little Chief Creek so that brine levels in the tributary are at or below background levels. Respondent must respond to EPA within thirty days of receipt of the AO.

Defendants (1)

• GLOBAL OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION LLC (FLAT ROCK UNIT) (Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PE-OSAGE LLC - (FLAT ROCK UNIT) (FORMERLY GLOBAL OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION LLC)

  NE 4-20-12, 36.2430N, -96.0268W, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73113

  Registry ID: 110063885906

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GLOBAL OKLAHOMA PRODUCTION LLC (FLAT ROCK UNIT) (NE 4-20-12)entered 2015-06-09

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-04-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-06-09Final Order Issued
• 2016-11-08Enforcement Action Closed
• 2016-11-08NPDES Closed