1/8/2013 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER (CAFO) ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $28,391. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A FULLY-EXECUTED COPY OF THIS CAFO.
ORDER ALLEGES:
RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 146.8, THE UIC PERMITS AND THE SDWA FOR FAILING TO HAVE AN MAINTAIN THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE ACTIVE WELLS; C. BRECKINRIDGE #17. #9, #29, AND #25.
PART II, SECTION G, PARAGRAPH 3, OF THE UIC PERMIT, REQUIRES THAT A DEMONSTRATION OF MECHANICAL INTEGRITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 40 CFR SECTION 146.8 BE MADE NO LATER THAN 5 YEARS FROM THE LAST APPROVED DEMONSTRATION. THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE PERMITTED SUBJECT WELLS ARE OVERDUE OR WERE PERFORMED LATE, C. BRECKINRIDGE #5, #12, #17, AND #19. THEREFORE, THE RESPONDENT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 146.8, THE UIC PERMITS AND THE SDWA FOR FAILING TO TIMELY DEMONSTRATE THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE ACTIVE PERMITTED SUBJECT WELLS.