EPA v. Cougar Den, Inc.

Case summary

On May 8, 2013, Region 10 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Cougar Den, Inc. Cougar Den, Inc. owns and operates an underground injection well located at the retail gasoline service station, Cougar Den, located in White Swan, Washington on the Yakama Indian Reservation. The injection well is an endangerment to an underground source of drinking water because it disposes of untreated fluids collected through open drains located on the facility’s fueling pad that may contain contaminants in concentrations which exceed the Maximum Contaminant Levels established in the primary drinking water regulations. The CAFO requires Cougar Den, Inc. to close the injection well per EPA requirements by June 30, 2013. The CAFO requires Cougar Den Inc. to pay a $11,991 penalty for the period in which the well endangered an underground source of drinking water.

Defendants (1)

• Cougar Den, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COUGAR DEN, INC

  620 SIGNAL PEAK ROAD, WHITE SWAN, WA, 98952

  Registry ID: 110015652319

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Cougar Den, Inc.entered 2013-05-08

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $11,991

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2013-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-05-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-05-08Final Order Issued