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06-2017-1770Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2017· Region 06

EPA v. Chaparral Energy, LLC (Newly Lease)

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

On April 25, 2017, 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.

Defendants (1)

  • haparral Energy, LLC (Newly Lease)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • CHAPARRAL ENERGY, LLC (NEWLY LEASE)

    701 CEDAR LAKE BLVD., OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73114

    Registry ID: 110070079943

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Chaparral Energy, LLC (Newly Lease)entered 2017-06-14

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2017-06-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2017-06-14Final Order Issued
  • 2020-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2020-09-30NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601072822
Case number
06-2017-1770
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 06-2017-1770 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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