EPA v. Butkin Oil Company, LLC (Hassel Lease)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
On April 12, 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. Pollutants were discharged to tributary of Pine Creek, which is considered a water of the United States.
Defendants (1)
- Butkin Oil Company, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BUTKIN OIL COMPANY, LLC (HASSEL LEASE)
34.4183, -97.6847, DUNCAN, OK, 73533
Registry ID: 110070067007
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Butkin Oil Company, LLC (Hassel Lease)entered 2017-07-20
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2017-06-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-07-20Final Order Issued
- 2018-12-20NPDES Closed
- 2018-12-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601083409
- Case number
- 06-2017-1778
- 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 06-2017-1778 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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