EPA v. TEXAS EXPLORATION, INC.(ANETH FIELD)

Case summary

ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER IS ISSUED TO TEXAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INC. (TEPI). THERE ARE ABOUT 244 UNLINED PITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAS GATHERING SYSTEM AT THE FACILITY. ON 6/27/91 AND 3/4/92, EPA REGION IX INSPECTED SOME OF THE PITS ON NAVAJO LANDS AT THE FACILITY. SAMPLES REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF BENZENE AND ETHYLBENZENE IN AMOUNTS WHICH EXCEEDED THE MCL. ON 9/23/92, EPA REGION IX ISSUED A FINDING OF IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT THE 1992 ORDER DIRECTED TEPI TO SUBMIT A WORKPLAN TO ADDRESS THE CONTAMINATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE PITS. BASED ON THE SUBSTANTIAL WORK THAT TEPI HAS PERFORMED TO DATE, AND THE COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EPA AND TEPI, THE PARTIES HAVE AGREED TO ISSUANCE OF THIS AOC, WHICH SUPERCEDES THE ORDER OF IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT. EPA REGION VIII IS INVOLVED WITH THIS AOC BECAUSE SEVERAL OF THE PITS ARE LOCATED IN UTAH.

Defendants (1)

• TEXAS EXPLORATION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EL PASO NATURAL GAS ANETH PLANT

  12 MI EAST OF BLUFF UT, MONTEZUMA CREEK, UT, 84534

  Registry ID: 110008174082

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1431A — Safe Drinking Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TEXAS EXPLORATION, INC.entered 1999-06-17

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-06-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-06-17Final Order Issued
• 1999-06-23Enforcement Action Data Entered