EPA v. SANTA FE ENERGY RESOURCES
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$5,000
Case summary
VIOLATED BY CAUSING DISCHARGE OF PRODUCED WATERS TO LAGUNA QUATRO ON AT LEAST 34 OCCASIONS FROM 3/27/91 TO 1/29/92. 11/09/92: IN VIOLATION OF THE CWA AND A GENERAL NPDES PERMIT FOR THE ON SHORE SUBCATEGORY. ON AUG.24, 1992, RESPONDENT ANSWERED THE COMPLAINT AND REQUESTED A HEARING.
Defendants (1)
- SANTA FE ENERGY RESOURCESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PLAYA LAKES INITIATIVE
5.2MI E JCT SH 128 & 31, CARLSBAD, NM, 88220
Registry ID: 110010626858
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SANTA FE ENERGY RESOURCESentered 1992-10-09
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1992-08-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-10-09Final Order Issued
- 1992-10-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35514
- Case number
- 06-1992-0168
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1992-0168 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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