8/12/05 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $250, DUE IN THREE INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS OVER A 12-MONTH PERIOD. FIRST INSTALLMENT OF $84 IS DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. SECOND INSTALLMENT OF $83 IS DUE WITHIN 120 DAYS. THIRD AND FINAL INSTALLMENT OF $83 IS DUE WITH 240 DAYS.
VIOLATIONS: ON MARCH 16, 2004, EPA CONDUCTED A COMPLIANCE REVIEW OF THE FILES ON THE SUBJECT WELL AND DETERMINED THAT RESPONDENT HAD LAST DEMONSTRATED THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE ELLIS ESTATE, WELL NO K-2, IN JUNE 1990. THEREFORE, RESPONDENT VIOLATED 40 CFR 144.28(g)(2)(iv)(A) FOR FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF ITS WELL AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 5 YEARS