EPA v. Jerry Langley Oil Company LLC

Case summary

EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to Jerry Langley Oil Company LLC (Respondent) located in Smackover, Union County, Arkansas. 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 Smackover Creek; and 3) remove sufficient brine from the tributary of Smackover 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)

• Jerry Langley Oil Company LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JERRY LANGLEY OIL COMPANY LLC (MURSON LEASE) (NE 7-16S-15W)

  NE 7-16S-15W (33.237829, -92.597756), EL DORADO, AR, 71762

  Registry ID: 110064516812

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Jerry Langley Oil Company LLCentered 2015-06-18

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-06-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-06-18Final Order Issued
• 2015-07-23NPDES Closed
• 2015-07-23Enforcement Action Closed