EPA v. Petco Petroleum Corporation (Unknown)

Case summary

EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to Petco Petroleum (Respondent) located in Oilton, Creek 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 Tiger Creek and other downstream water bodies; and 3) And, remove sufficient amounts of pollutants from the tributary of Tiger Creek and other downstream water bodies, which were discharged from the facility on or about September 5, 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)

• Petco Petroleum CorporationNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PETCO PETROLEUM CORPORATION (UNKNOWN)

  36.029778, -96.579893, OILTON, OK, 74052

  Registry ID: 110070621703

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Petco Petroleum Corporation (Unknown)entered 2019-11-26

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-11-26Final Order Issued
• 2019-12-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-04-13Enforcement Action Closed
• 2021-04-13NPDES Closed