VIOLATIONS: The Respondent's oil field facility was a point source discharge of pollutants, specifically oil field brine (produced water), to the receiving waters of Spring Creek, located in Carter County, Oklahoma. The EPA observed the facility had discharged brine during a September 16, 2005 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 Cantrell Energy Corporation and the Consent Agreement and Final Order contains the details of the project. Along with the SEP a penalty of $1,200 is required for settlement. An EPA inspection conducted on March 1, 2006 indicated the SEP was completed.