VIOLATIONS: The Respondent's facility was a point source discharge of pollutants, specifically oil field brine, to the receiving waters of a tributary of Grace Creek, located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 13 North, Range 15 East, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. The discharge of brine was documented during a August 17, 2004, inspection.
RELIEF: The Class I Complaint proposes up to a $32,500 penalty for the violations. An environmental restoration and protection SEP has been negotiated with Mr. Ross and the Consent Agreement and Final Order contains details of the project. Completion date was scheduled for February 6, 2005, and the cash penalty assessed against Mr. Ross $950.