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Water Board lacked Jurisdiction
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1988.tb02987.x
Subject(s) - jurisdiction , petroleum , on board , business , law , water quality , clean water act , pipeline transport , petroleum industry , leakage (economics) , engineering , political science , environmental engineering , geology , economics , aerospace engineering , biology , macroeconomics , paleontology , ecology
An appeals court upheld the ruling that Oklahoma Water Resources Board was out of its jurisdiction when it investigated Matador Pipelines, Inc. for violations of water quality standards relating to oil leakage into Barney Creek. Oklahoma state law confirming certain powers on the Water Resources Board expressly stated that the board, in setting standards, may not take into consideration the impact of activities related to acceptable petroleum operations. Thus, the petroleum industry was exempt from water quality standards.