DEQ Enforcement Relating to Fish Kills
Good morning!
Does anyone have recent experience with DEQ enforcement as it relates to an event resulting in fish kill? From what I hear, they have been hitting municipalities really hard lately and I was hoping to see how they have been enforcing this against other municipalities and what the process was like.
Would love to chat with any of you that have recently dealt with DEQ on the enforcement side.
Anthony Purinton | Assistant City Attorney | City of Norman
201 West Gray | P.O. Box 370, Norman, OK 73070
(405) 217-7700 | Fax (405) 366-5425
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YES! I would hire outside counsel to assist with this. Garry Keele is my go-to dude. I am attaching his contact information. He used to work for ODEQ years ago.
https://www.mcafeetaft.com/bios/garry-l-keele-ii/
Beth Anne Childs
The Childs Law Firm, PLLC
1015 South Detroit Avenue
Tulsa, Oklahoma. 74120
(918) 521-3092
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Subject: [Oama] DEQ Enforcement Relating to Fish Kills
Good morning!
Does anyone have recent experience with DEQ enforcement as it relates to an event resulting in fish kill? From what I hear, they have been hitting municipalities really hard lately and I was hoping to see how they have been enforcing this against other municipalities and what the process was like.
Would love to chat with any of you that have recently dealt with DEQ on the enforcement side.
Anthony Purinton | Assistant City Attorney | City of Norman
201 West Gray | P.O. Box 370, Norman, OK 73070
(405) 217-7700 | Fax (405) 366-5425
anthony.purinton@normanok.govmailto:anthony.purinton@normanok.gov
This e-mail is the property of the City Attorney's Office, City of Norman, Oklahoma, and the information contained in this e-mail is protected by the attorney-client and/or the attorney work product privilege. It is intended only for the use of the individual named above and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by e-mail. If the person actually receiving this message or any other reader of the message is not the named recipient or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the named recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify us and return the original message.
I recommend Stephen Jantzen at Ryan Whaley.
Jami Blocker
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Subject: [Oama] Re: DEQ Enforcement Relating to Fish Kills
YES! I would hire outside counsel to assist with this. Garry Keele is my go-to dude. I am attaching his contact information. He used to work for ODEQ years ago.
https://www.mcafeetaft.com/bios/garry-l-keele-ii/
Beth Anne Childs
The Childs Law Firm, PLLC
1015 South Detroit Avenue
Tulsa, Oklahoma. 74120
(918) 521-3092
From: Anthony Purinton via Oama oama@lists.imla.org
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 10:51 AM
To: 'oama@lists.imla.org' oama@lists.imla.org
Subject: [Oama] DEQ Enforcement Relating to Fish Kills
Good morning!
Does anyone have recent experience with DEQ enforcement as it relates to an event resulting in fish kill? From what I hear, they have been hitting municipalities really hard lately and I was hoping to see how they have been enforcing this against other municipalities and what the process was like.
Would love to chat with any of you that have recently dealt with DEQ on the enforcement side.
Anthony Purinton | Assistant City Attorney | City of Norman
201 West Gray | P.O. Box 370, Norman, OK 73070
(405) 217-7700 | Fax (405) 366-5425
anthony.purinton@normanok.govmailto:anthony.purinton@normanok.gov
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