On August 26, 2013, EPA Region 6 issued a Cease & Desist Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Sections 308 and 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company (Respondent) located in Gregg County, Texas. The AO was issued for an unauthorized discharge of oil field brine and producted wastewater to a water of the U.S. The AO orders Respondent to: 1) cease and desist all discharges of pollutants from the facility; 2) remove all brine from the flow path located between the facility and the tributary of Hawkins Creek; 3) remove all brine from the tributary of Hawkins Creek; and 4) submit documentation in the form of a written certification and a pollution prevention plan to prevent similar violations. Respondent must respond to EPA within thirty days of receipt of the AO.