EPA v. Lutex Oil, Ltd. (Cora Malone Lease)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
On November 19, 2015, an EPA inspector observed that pollutants, specifically oil field brine and produced wastewater generated from oil production activities, had been discharged from the facility to waters of the United States, as that term is defined by 40 C.F.R.122.2. Pollutants were discharged to a tributary of Salt Branch Creek, which is a water of the United States. The inspector determined that the water located at the discharge point of entry into the tributary of Salt Branch Creek was contaminated from brine discharges.
Defendants (1)
- Lutex Oil, Ltd.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
LUTEX OIL, LTD (CORA MALONE)
500 FEET EAST OF HIGHWAY 183, LULING, TX, 78648
Registry ID: 110067234326
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Lutex Oil, Ltd. (Cora Malone A Lease)entered 2016-03-30
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2016-03-30Final Order Issued
- 2016-04-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2016-05-26Enforcement Action Closed
- 2016-05-26NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600686107
- Case number
- 06-2016-1741
- 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 06-2016-1741 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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