EPA v. MARATHON OIL COMPANY

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2)(A). 2. MARATHON OIL COMPANY P.O. BOX 53266 LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70505-3266 FACILITIES: PLATFORMS LOCATED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS PLATFORMS INTO THE THE GULF OF MEXICO THAT EXCEEDED THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $25,000.

Defendants (1)

• MARATHON OIL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MARATHON OIL COMPANY

  P O BOX 53266 OCS, LAFAYETTE, LA, 705053266

  Registry ID: 110010655460

Statutes cited

• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MARATHON OIL COMPANYentered 1996-11-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $18,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1996-08-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-08-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-11-18Final Order Issued
• 1996-12-20Compliance Achieved
• 1997-07-17Enforcement Action Closed