EPA v. Trinity Operating, LLC (Roxy No. 4-20/29H)

Case summary

EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to Trinity Operating, LLC (Respondent) located in Lamar, Hughes County, Oklahoma. The AO was issued for an unauthorized discharge of oil field brine and produced wastewater to waters of the U.S. The AO orders Respondent to: 1) Immediately cease all discharges of pollutants from the facility; 2) Remove all pollutants from the flow paths located between the points of discharge at and near the facility and the tributary of Coal Creek and other downstream water bodies; and 3) And, remove sufficient amounts of pollutants from the tributary of Coal Creek and other downstream water bodies, which were discharged from the facility on or about November 17, 2017, so that the TDS in downstream of the discharge is at or below background TDS. Respondent must respond to EPA within thirty days of receipt of the AO.

Defendants (1)

• Trinity Operating, LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRINITY OPERATING, LLC (ROXY NO. 4-20/29H)

  35.075407N, -96.167297W, LAMAR, OK, 74850

  Registry ID: 110070201801

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Trinity Operating, LLC (Roxy No. 4-20/29H)entered 2018-03-15

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2018-03-15Final Order Issued
• 2018-04-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-06-26Enforcement Action Closed
• 2018-06-26NPDES Closed