EPA v. PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,150,000
Case summary
PENNZOIL HAS EIGHT(8) FACILITIES WITH NINE(9) OUTFALLS IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, WITH NO NPDES PERMITS. THEY A- PPLIED FOR PERMITS IN MAY 1988. SAMPLES TAKEN BY PADER OF TWO BRINE DISCHARGES INDICATE VIOLATIONS OF THE EPA AQUALIC LIFE CRITERIA, EPA HUMAN HEALTH CRITIERIA, AND/OR THE STATE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR HEAVY METALS, VOLATILE ORGANICS AND CHLORIDES.
Defendants (1)
- PENNZOIL EXPLORATION&PRODUCTION CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD CO
54 BOYLESTON ST, BRADFORD, PA, 16701
Registry ID: 110010790288
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD.entered 1992-11-23
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $1,150,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1988-06-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1989-03-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1989-09-15Complaint Filed With Court
- 1992-11-23Final Order Lodged
- 1992-11-23Final Order Entered
- 1992-11-23Concluded
- 1992-12-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 13582
- Case number
- 03-1989-0746
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1989-0746 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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