EPA v. McCann Resources, Inc.(Bowring Lease)
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On February 2, 2016, February 8, 2016, and February 11, 2016, 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 Mission Creek, which is considered a water of the United States. The inspector determined that the water located at the discharge point of entry into the tributary of Mission Creek was contaminated from brine discharges.
Defendants (1)
- McCann Resources, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MCCANN RESOURCES INC. (BOWRING LEASE)
S21 T 28N R 11E (36.889097, -96.122619), BOWRING, OK, 74056
Registry ID: 110067439070
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
McCann Resources, Inc.(Bowring Lease)entered 2016-06-01
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2016-06-01Final Order Issued
- 2016-06-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2016-08-30NPDES Closed
- 2016-08-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600745857
- Case number
- 06-2016-1798
- 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 06-2016-1798 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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