EPA v. Petromerica Operating MIT Failure
EPA Did Not Pursue
Case summary
On 7/28/2021, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (Docket No. SDWA 06-2021-1140) for compliance under its authority pursuant to Section 1421 of the Safe Drinking Water Act to Petromerica Operating, LLC, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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. Petromerica Operating, LLC must respond to EPA Region 6 within 30 days after the effective date of a Final Order.
Defendants (1)
- Petromerica Operating, LLCNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
OS5427 - WELL NO. 14-A (E)
NE/4, SEC. 13, T23N, R10E, AVANT, OK, 74002
Registry ID: 110030893790
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2021-07-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2022-05-20Compliance Achieved
- 2023-04-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602777220
- Case number
- 06-2021-1140
- 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 06-2021-1140 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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