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KELCAS WELL SERVICES, LTD. (THOMAS LEET)

Administrative - Formal · FY2007 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 600062404

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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
04-2007-1025
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
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Defendants (1)

Summary

9/17/2007 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $3,600. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE TWO INSTALLMENTS. THE FIRST INSTALLMENT SHALL BE PAID WITHIN 840 DAYS. THE SECOND INSTALLMENT SHALL BE PAID WITHIN 930 DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON NOVEMBER 22, 2006, EPA SENT TO THE RESPONDENT AN INFORMATION REQUEST PURSUANT TO SECTION 1445 OF THE SDWA. DURING REVIEW OF THE RESPONSE TO THAT REQUEST, EPA DISCOVERED THAT THE THOMAS LEET #5 WELL HAD BEEN TEMPORARILY CLOSED. RESPONDENT'S INJECTION WELL HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR A PERIOD EXCEEDING TWO (2) YEARS AND MECHANICAL INTEGRITY HAS NEVER BEEN DEMONSTRATED FOR THE THOMAS LEET #5 INJECTION WELL. RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 144.51(a) AND THEREFORE, THE SDWA FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PART II, SECTION F(3) OF THE KYI0135 PERMIT. VIOLATION 2: ON NOVEMBER 22, 2006, EPA SENT TO THE RESPONDENT AN INFORMATION REQUEST PURSUANT TO SECTION 1445 OF THE SDWA. DURING REVIEW OF THE RESPONSE TO THAT REQUEST, EPA DISCOVERED THAT MONITORING REPORTS HAD NEVER BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE THOMAS LEET #5 INJECTION WELL AND THAT FLUID ANALYSIS HAD NOT BEEN CONDUCTED ON THE INJECTATE FOR THE THOMAS LEET #1-W SINCE JUNE 14, 2000. (SEE SENSITIVE COMMENTS)

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