9/29/10 - The United States settled a cost recovery and civil penalty action in U.S. v. Walden Resources, LLC; Daniel F. Potts; and ZTX Drilling, LLC. On January 26, 2010, the United States filed a complaint pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., to recover removal costs incurred by EPA, Region 4 in responding to a discharge of oil from a Walden Resources oil well in Anderson County, Tennessee. The discharge occurred on or about March 18, 2008. In the settlement, the U.S. will recover approximately $1.2 million in removal costs. In addition, the Defendants will pay a civil penalty of approximately $70,000 for violation of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1321. The action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.