EPA v. SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY

Case summary

On October 20, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a report from the National Response Center of a produced water spill on the Southern Ute Reservation from a pipeline owned and operated by Samson Resources. Samson Resources reported a discharge of approximately 100 barrels of produced water as a result of a corroded pipeline. Approximately 15 barrels of the spilled produced water went into Beaver Creek in the Southern Ute Reservation. Copies of photos provided to the EPA by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Environmental Programs Division, suggest discharges of pollutants into the Beaver Creek may have occurred in connection with the spill resulting from the corrosion of a pipeline.

Defendants (1)

• SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUIT WWTP

  16364 HIGHWAY 172, IGNACIO, CO, 81137

  Registry ID: 110006781394

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYentered 2015-10-28

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $12,100

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2015-10-28Final Order Issued
• 2015-10-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-10-30NPDES Closed
• 2015-10-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 2015-11-05Enforcement Action Data Entered