EPA v. Global OK Production, LLC (Flat Rock Unit 2)

Case summary

On November 23, 2016 EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to Global OK Production, LLC (Respondent) located in Tulsa, 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 the unauthorized discharge of pollutants; 2) remove all brine from the flow path located between the facility and the tributary of Flatrock; and 3) remove sufficient brine from the tributary of Flatrock 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 OK Production, LLCNamed 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 OK Production, LLC (Flat Rock Unit 2)entered 2016-11-23

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-09-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-11-23Final Order Issued
• 2017-02-28Enforcement Action Closed
• 2017-02-28NPDES Closed