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Region 6 - Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Division
INSPECTION REPORT
Inspection Date(s): Media Program: Regulatory Program(s)
12/12/2019 Water Brine - SDWA
Company Name: Facility Name: Facility Physical Location:
(city, state, zip code) Mailing address:
(city, state, zip code) County/Parish: Facility Phone Number Facility Contact:
Unknown Unknown (Bird Creek) 36.8325, -96.4999 Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056 Unknown Unknown Osage County Unknown Unknown Unknown
FRS Number: Identification/Permit Number: Media Identifier Number: NAICS: SIC:
N/A N/A N/A 21111 1311
Personnel participating in inspection:
Kent W. Sanborn
EPA 6 ECDWE
Environmental Engineer
EPA Lead Inspector Signature/Date
Supervisor Signature/Date
Kent W. Sanborn
Kent W. Sanborn
Digitally signed by Kent W. Sanborn DN: cn=Kent W. Sanborn, o, ou=6EN-WR, email=sanborn.kent@epa.gov, c=US Date: 2020.01.07 10:32:13 -06'00'
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TIDMORE
Digitally signed by GUY TIDMORE DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=Environmental Protection Agency, cn=GUY TIDMORE, 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1=68001003655426 Date: 2020.01.07 16:04:16 -06'00'
Guy Tidmore
Date 7 JAN 2020 Date
6ENFORM-019-8 (10/31/2019)
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Section I - INTRODUCTION
Unknown / Unknown (Bird Creek) Inspection Date: 12/12/2019
PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION EPA Region 6 inspector K.W. Sanborn visited the Unknown oil and gas facility located at latitude 36.8325 and longitude -96.4999 near Pawhuska, Oklahoma on 12/12/2019 for an unannounced inspection. There were no representatives of the facility present for the inspection. The inspection was conducted by authority of the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to determine compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.
FACILITY DESCRIPTION EPA conducted an observation and inspection of surface monitoring, as required, in the North Bird Creek area of concern. Mr. Bert Fisher, a representative of the operators in this area of concern was on site with me during the observation.
Section II - OBSERVATIONS I witnessed company representative, Mr. Bert Fisher, take initial readings of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) at previous EPA monitoring stations 2 and 6. Mr. Fisher documented his field readings, equipment QA/QC processes, and other information as needed. The TDS reading at the previous EPA monitoring station number 2 measured 430 milligrams per liter (mg/L) at 5.5 degrees Celsius. A TDS reading at the previous EPA monitoring station number 6 measured 423 mg/L at 4.8 degrees Celsius. I observed that the water appeared murky at these locations and was flowing slightly.
Section III - AREAS OF CONCERN N/A
Section IV - FOLLOW UP EPA will conducted follow up inspections as determined appropriate.
Section V - LIST OF APPENDICES N/A
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6ENFORM-019-8 (10/31/2019)