EPA v. Davis Bros. Oil Producers, Inc. (Davis Ringwald Shannon Tank Battery)

Case summary

EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to Davis Bros. Oil Producers, Inc. (Respondent) located in Ripley, Payne County, Oklahoma. The AO was issued for an unauthorized discharge of brine and produced water to a water 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 Spring Creek and other downstream water bodies; and 3) And, remove sufficient amounts of pollutants from the tributary of Spring Creek and other downstream water bodies, which were discharged from the facility on or about March 12, 2020, 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)

• Davis Bros. Oil Producers, Inc.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DAVIS BROTHERS OIL PRODUCERS, INC. (DAVIS RINGWALD-SHANNON TANK BATTERY)

  36.019322, -96.93519, RIPLEY, OK, 74062

  Registry ID: 110070707223

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Davis Bros. Oil Producers, Inc. (Davis Ringwald Shannon Tank Battery)entered 2020-06-18

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2020-06-18Final Order Issued
• 2020-06-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-04-14NPDES Closed
• 2021-04-14Enforcement Action Closed