EPA v. ENVIROWELLS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$19,750
Compliance action
$5,000
Case summary
THIS IS AN ACTION AGAINST ENVIROWELLS, INC. BROUGHT UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT FOR VIOLATIONS OF A PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO EPA UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL REGULATIONS. ENVIROWELLS HAS AN EPA-ISSUED UIC PERMIT TO OPERATE A CLASS V WASTE DISPOSAL WELL AT A FACILITY LOCATED NEAR SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA. ENVIROWELLS USES THIS WELL TO DISPOSE OF A MIXTURE OF OIL FIELD BRINES, WATER SOFTENER REGENERATION BRINES AND UP TO 5 PER CENT BY VOLUME OF NONHAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL WASTE THAT IT ACCEPTS FROM ITS THIRD PARTY CUSTOMERS. ENVIROWELLS HAS REPEATEDLY VIOLATED VARIOUS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN ITS UIC PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- ENVIROWELLS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ENVIROWELLS INC
308 E CARRILLO ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA, 931011411
Registry ID: 110010751917
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1423 — Safe Drinking Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ENVIROWELLS, INC.entered 1996-10-31
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $19,750
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-04-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-10-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-10-31Final Order Issued
- 1996-10-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52695
- Case number
- 09-1996-0079
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- RC-2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Safe Drinking Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1996-0079 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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