EPA v. CapturePoint, LLC - RS Tank Battery - Brine CAFO
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On October 7, 2025, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to CapturePoint, LLC (Respondent) for violation of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act. The violation was for the unauthorized discharge of produced water from an oilfield tank battery into Little Chief Creek, a water of the United States. Respondent must pay a penalty of $12,900.
Defendants (2)
- CapturePoint, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Carl ThunemNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CAPTUREPOINT, LLC - SOUTH BURBANK UNIT (SBU) - R BATTERY
36.658664, -96.644276, BURBANK, OK, 74633
Registry ID: 110071671425
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CapturePoint, LLC - RS Tank Battery - Brine CAFOentered 2025-10-07
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $12,900
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2025-10-07Final Order Issued
- 2025-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2025-10-27NPDES Closed
- 2025-10-27Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604598670
- Case number
- 06-2025-1764
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDW
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2025-1764 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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