VIOLATIONS : UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF AN INJECTION WELL PLUG THE WELL WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER TERMINATION OF INJECTION OPERATIONS. THE REGULATIONS ALSO PROHIBIT THE OPERATOR TO MAINTAIN THE WELL IN A MANNER THAT COULD ALLOW FLUID MIGRATION THROUGH THE WELL BORE INTO UNDERGROUND SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER (USDWS). RESPONDENTS FAILED TO PLUG ONE INJECTION WELL WITHIN A YEAR AFTER TERMINATION OF INJECTION OPERATIONS. THE WELL ALSO HAS A STATIC FLUID LEVEL IN THE WELL ANNULUS ABOVE THE BASE OF USDWS. THIS COULD ALLOW CONTAMINANTS TO MOVE THROUGH THE WELL BORE INTO USDWS.
RELIEF: PLUG THE WELL ACCORDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGULATIONS BY MAY 1, 2007.
PENALTY : NONE