EPA v. PE-Osage, LLC (Breene Unit)

Case summary

EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to PE-Osage, LLC (Respondent) located in Skiatook, Osage 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 path located between the point of discharge at and near the facility and the tributary of Mud Creek and other downstream water bodies; and 3) And, remove sufficient amounts of pollutants from the tributary of Elm Creek and other downstream water bodies, which were discharged from the facility on or about May 23, 2019, so that the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 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)

• PE-Osage, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PE-OSAGE, LLC (BREENE UNIT)

  36.283062N, -96.209449W, SKIATOOK, OK, 74070

  Registry ID: 110070553826

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PE-Osage, LLC (Breene Unit)entered 2019-06-27

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-06-27Final Order Issued
• 2019-07-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-09-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2020-09-02NPDES Closed