9/16/04 - COMPLAINT FILED, PROPOSING A PENALTY OF $157,500.
VIOLATION 1: RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 144.11 BY CONSTRUCTING AN UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELL WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION BY A PERMIT.
VIOLATION 2: ON JANUARY 15, 2004, AND MARCH 3, 2004, EPA INSPECTED RESPONDENT'S J.F. POWELL LEASE IN HENDERSON COUNTY, KY. DURING BOTH INSPECTIONS, EPA DISCOVERED INJECTION ACTIVITY OCCURRING AT THE J.F. POWELL #3-W INJECTION WELL. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 144.11 FOR CONDUCTING UNAUTHORIZED INJECTION ACTIVITY ON JANUARY 15, 2004 AND MARCH 3, 2004