EPA v. Jones & Buck Development, LLC
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
On 9/9/2021 EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order for compliance under its authority pursuant to Section 1421 of the Safe Drinking Water Act to Jones & Buck Development, LLC located in Sedan, Kansas. The AO was issued because the company failed to complete corrective actions and (40 C.F.R.147.2903(b), 147.2905, and 147.2920) maintained injection wells in a manner that could allow fluid movement into a USDW. Performance Jones & Buck Development, LLC must respond to EPA Region 6 within 30 days after the effective date of a Final Order.
Defendants (3)
- Sedan, Kansas 67361Named in settlement
- PO Box 68Named in settlement
- Jones & Buck Development, LLCNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OS6396 - WELL NO. 5H (E)
NE/4, SEC. 01, T 28N, R 10E, PAWHUSKA, OK, 74056
Registry ID: 110070378004
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Jones & Buck Development, LLCentered 2021-09-08
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2021-08-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-09-08Enforcement Action Closed
- 2021-09-08Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602799352
- Case number
- 06-2021-1130
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2021-1130 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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