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08-2020-0132Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 08

EPA v. Anadarko Minerals Inc.- Marie Standing Heirs 1-35 Well

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

On April 27, 2018, Anadarko Minerals, Inc. reported a discharge of at least 450 bbls of crude oil and 55,000 bbls of produced water from a flow line into an unnamed tributary of Little Porcupine Creek in Valley County, MT, on the Fort Peck Reservation to the National Response Center.

Defendants (1)

  • Anadarko Minerals Inc.- Marie Standing Heirs 1-35Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • ANADARKO MINERALS INC.- MARIE STANDING HEIRS 1-35 WELL

    LUSTRE, MT 59225, USA, LUSTRE, MT, 59225

    Registry ID: 110070239096

Statutes cited

  • CWA 311JSPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
  • CWA 311BOil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Anadarko Minerals Inc.- Marie Standing Heirs 1-35 Wellentered 2020-09-03

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $200,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2020-09-03Final Order Issued
  • 2020-09-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2020-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2022-08-31Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602292095
Case number
08-2020-0132
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
08
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2020-0132 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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