VIOLATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REGULATIONS ALLOW ONLY AUTHORIZED WASTE WATERS TO BE INJECTED INTO AN INJECTION WELL. THOSE REGULATIONS DEFINE SPECIFIC WELL CLASSES INTO WHICH SPECIFIC TYPES OF WASTES MAY BE INJECTED. RESPONDENT OBTAINED AN INJECTION WELL PERMIT FOR INJECTION OF WASTES GENERATED BY OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATONS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT RESPONDENT HAD INJECTED WASTES FROM AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITY INTO A CLASS II INJECTION WELL.
REMEDY: CEASE INJECTION OF WASTES NOT GENERATED BY OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION INTO ITS INJECTION WELL
PAY A MONETARY PENALTY.
PENALTY: $26,000