# PDC Energy, Inc. (Beverly, OH) CAFO
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2016 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3600484901`
- **Case Number:** 05-2016-7353
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- PDC Energy, Inc. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

Count 1 - there was an oil discharge from Palmer Wellbore #1H beginning on 5/4/2014 into a navigable water of the U.S. which violated applicable water standards and/or caused a sheen on the surface of the water.
Count 2 - there was an insufficient amount of catchment basins or diversion structures onsite of Palmer Wellbore #1H to intercept and contain the discharge of oily drilling fluids emitting from the wellbore
Therefore, Respondent violated Section 311(j) of the CWA

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