ON 9/30/90, REGION IV FORWARDED A DIRECT SDWA CIVIL REFERRAL AGAINST WESTERN CRUDE RESERVES, INC. (WCR) RESERVE ENERGY, LTD. (RE), APPALACHIAN ENERGY COMPANY, INC. (AE), GEORGE AND BARBARA CRAFT AND CARL LUDWIG, D/B/A DOMESTIC ENERGY, INC. (DE), KISH RESOURCES, PLC. (KISH), AND GEMCO OIL DEVELOPMENT, INC. (GEMCO), TO DOJ FOR INITIATION OF A CIVIL ENFORCMENT ACTION. THE REFERRAL ALLEGES THAT WCR, RE, AE, DE, KISH AND GEMCO (DEFENDANTS) HAVE VIOLATED THE SDWA AND THE UIC REGULATIONS BY FAILURE TO CASE AND CEMENT, PROVIDE PLUGGING AND ABANDONMENT PLANS FOR, MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR, CONDUCT MONITORING OF AND PROVIDE ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE INJECTION ACTIVITIES ON THE 133 WELLS OWNED OR OPERATED BY DEFENDANTS. DEFENDANTS HAVE OWNED OR OPERATED, OR CURRENTLY OWN OR OPERATE 113 CLASS II (OIL AND GAS RELATED) ENHANCED RECOVERY INJECTION WELLS ON THE SOUTH