EPA v. Petco Petroleum Corporation (Manual and G.Black Leases)

Case summary

EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to Petco Petroleum Corporation (Respondent) located in Oilton, Creek County, Oklahoma based upon an EPA inspection that occurred on January 17, 2017. 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 pollutants from the flow path located between the facility and the tributary of Cimarron River; and 3) remove sufficient pollutants from the tributary of Cimarron River so that pollutant 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)

• Petco Petroleum CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• PETCO PETROLEUM CORPORATION (G. BLACK)

  36.065749N, -96.579641W, OILTON, OKLAHOMA, 74052, OILTON, OK, 74052

  Registry ID: 110070105257

• PETCO PETROLEUM CORPORATION (MANUAL)

  36.070105N, -96.577196W, OILTON, OKLAHOMA, 74052, OILTON, OK, 74052

  Registry ID: 110070105258

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Petco Petroleum Corporation (Manual and G.Black Leases)entered 2017-04-19

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-04-19Final Order Issued
• 2017-09-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-11-17NPDES Closed
• 2017-11-17Enforcement Action Closed