EPA v. BLACK TEA OIL, LLC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Black Tea Oil violated the Clean Water Act by discharging dredged or fill material and/or controlling and directing the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States at multiple oil drilling, extraction and storage operation locations in Logan County, Kansas.
Defendants (3)
- CHRISTOPHER C. LEIKERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- TRANS PACIFIC OIL CORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- BLACK TEA OIL, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BLACK TEA OIL, LLC
1101 CENTENNIAL BLVD, HAYS, KS, 67667
Registry ID: 110070158577
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BLACK TEA OIL, LLCentered 2018-01-03
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $10,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2015-11-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2016-01-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-11-06Final Order Lodged
- 2017-11-06Complaint Filed With Court
- 2018-01-03Final Order Entered
- 2019-05-17Concluded
- 2019-08-06Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600476171
- Case number
- 07-2016-0048
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-20653
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2016-0048 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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