1. SECTIONS 308 AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA), U.S.C. SECTION 1318 AND 1319(A). 2. BUCK CREEK ASSOCIATES OIL FIELD TANK BATTERY SECTION 17, OF TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74005 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATON OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY WITH PRODUCED WATERS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT A NPDES PERMIT ON OR ABOUT OCT. 29, 1999. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT IN- FORMATION CONCERNING ANY DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS; B) UPON RE- CEIPT OF THE AO, CEASE ALL UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF POL- LUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY; AND C) WITHIN 45 DAYS, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.